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COURSES I TEACH
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Research Methods (Psychology 205)
PSY 205 is designed to teach the scientific techniques used in psychology to conduct, interpret, and report research. Just as importantly, students will learn how to evaluate other research reports - the goal being to become critical, analytical - but not cynical - consumers of research. The course covers correlational, quasi-experimental, and experimental designs, with an emphasis on ways to control extraneous variables that could inadvertently influence our results. PREREQUISITE: Psychology 201 (statistics) or equivalent. Required Text: Myers, A., & Hansen, C. (2002). Experimental Psychology, 5 th Ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth.
Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience (Psych 364)
Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience (Psych 364) - The goal of this course is to introduce students to selected special topics in the field of Cognitive Neuroscience. A major aim of Cognitive Neuroscience is to bridge the gap between cognitive science, communication science, systems and cellular neuroscience, brain imaging, and computational neuroscience. The selected topics will illustrate examples where these bridges are being made. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of Cognitive Neuroscience, prior exposure to neuroscience, mathematics and/or cognitive psychology will be helpful. Prospective students should communicate with Jim Houk, Mark Jung-Beeman, or any of the other Course Directors, to discuss whether their previous studies will adequately prepare them for this course. The reading assignments will also assist the acquisition of the basics of human neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, as well as some of the major techniques of Cognitive Neuroscience, including the following:- Determining relationships between brain anatomy, neurophysiology and cognitive signal processing.
- Measuring changes in the electrical activity of the brain during cognition (cellular and network neurophysiology and neuroanatomy).
- Measuring changes in blood flow and metabolic activity of the brain during cognition (functional neuroimaging).
The course will explore the mechanisms by which neural networks generate voluntary actions, memory, thinking, problem solving, language and emotion and learn how these capabilities malfunction in persons with brain damage, mental illness and dementia.
Right & Left Brain (Psychology 358)
For nearly a century and a half, it has been known that the two halves of the brain, although appearing roughly symmetrical, vary greatly in their function. It is not yet clear how and why the two halves, or hemispheres, function differently. This course delves deeply into this topic and simultaneously provides an introduction into methods and theories of cognitive neuroscience.
Cognitive Science Advising and Honors Project supervision
Psych 397, 399
Independent Research on various topics of interest to me
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How people solve insight problems - what happens in the brain when people experience an "Aha!" moment that allows them to solve a creative problem
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How people (and their brains) draw inferences during comprehension of text, stories, and conversations
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How mood affects cognitive flexibility, particularly the neural bases of mood (e.g., positive mood, anxiety) effects on insight problem solving, discourse comprehension, and creative cognition
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Right hemisphere involvement in recovery from aphasia
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Discourse and semantic processing in Autism
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