Academic Catalog

COGS559 COGNITIVE NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Course Code: 9020559
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Cognitive Sciences
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Basic neurophysiological measures and their applications in Cognitive Science. Portable neurophysiological measurement modalities; functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) of brain and muscle tissue; electroencephalography (EEG); surface electromyography (EMG); electrooculogprahy (EOG); electrocardiogram (ECG); galvanic skin response (GSR). Basic neuroanatomical principles underlying optical and electrophysiological modalities. Applications in experimental and modeling cognitive science, including human-machine interaction, intelligent interfaces and social cognition.