Brain and Cognition II

This course is an upper-level research seminar designed for students who wish to learn electroencephalography techniques and how to apply those techniques to answer research questions in the domain of cognitive psychology and cognitive neuropsychology. The course requirements will consist of reading primary research articles and the design and execution of an original research project. In class we will cover all elements of setting up an electroencephalography laboratory and we will focus on three of the principal known EEG components in cognitive neuropsychology: the P300, the N400, and the mismatch negativity potential. Students should have a fondness for science and be willing to work very hard. Some background in cognitive psychology, cognitive science, neuropsychology, or neuroscience would be helpful. This is a core course in the Culture Brain and Development Program.