Academic Catalog

COGS595 AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND COMPUTING

Course Code: 9020595
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: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Definition of systems in the brain involved in the processing of affect. Fundemental physiological constructs underlying the sensation, representation and expression of affect. Emotional frameworks and models at our times, consisting of agents, neural networks and logic propositions. Expression of affect in computing such as in face, prosody, gesture or text processing. Emotions in human computer interfaces, game technology. Practical hands-on experience with skin conductance and startle eyeblink measures.