Spring 2021 Cognitive Neuroscience Course: Schedule and Requirements, Lecture notes of English Language

Download Spring 2021 Cognitive Neuroscience Course: Schedule and Requirements and more Lecture notes English Language in PDF only on Docsity! 01:185:350 Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience https://canvas.rutgers.edu/ **NOTE: For Spring 2021, this course is scheduled for remote instruction. This course will be offered in the following format: synchronous remote-having scheduled meeting times. The scheduled meetings times per WebReg are: Tuesday, Friday 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM. The course will take a hybrid approach, with some coursework being done synchronously (in real-time) and some asynchronously (not in real-time). The lectures will also be recorded (when possible) and provided asynchronously. Spring 2021 Meeting Days, Times, and Venues Tuesday, Friday 10:20 AM - 11:40 AM Index Number: 08304 Via Zoom Instructor’s Name Professor Mimi Phan mphan@scarletmail.rutgers.edu Office hours: day, time and location: by appointment. List of Required Books &/or Materials 1) Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind, 5th Edition by Michael S. Gazzaniga (Author), Richard B. Ivry (Author), George R. Mangun (Author) ISBN-13: 978-0393603170 ISBN-10: 0393603172 2) Supplemental primary research articles will be posted on Canvas throughout the semester. Technology/Software Requirements: Software: Rutgers Box account: (https://box.rutgers.edu/) Rutgers Zoom Account: (https://it.rutgers.edu/zoom/) Technology: Computer: Laptop or desktop computer. A tablet may be used in some cases. Internet Connectivity: Preferably a high-speed connection. You may also use a wireless hotspot through your mobile provider. Microphone (optional): This may be built into your device, but an external microphone or headset will provide better sound. Webcam (optional): Many computers have one built in, but you can easily connect an external USB camera. Note: Learning remotely presents new challenges. For assistance with learning how to address these challenges, please consult the resources available here: https://rlc.rutgers.edu/remote_instruction Please visit the Rutgers Student Tech Guide page for resources available to all students. If you do not have the appropriate technology for financial reasons, please email Dean of Students deanofstudents@echo.rutgers.edu for assistance. If you are facing other financial hardships, please visit the Office of Financial Aid at https://financialaid.rutgers.edu/. Learning Goals Description How does our brain give rise to our abilities to perceive, act and think? This course explores the cognitive and neural processes that support attention, learning, memory, language, and guided behaviors with an emphasis on the neural mechanisms that form the substrates of human cognition. It introduces basic neuroanatomy, functional imaging techniques, and behavioral measures of cognition, and discusses methods by which inferences about the brain bases of cognition are made. This course also provides a survey of current research in cognitive neuroscience. Representative topics include perceptual and motor processes, decision making, learning and memory, attention, reward processing, reinforcement learning, sensory inference and cognitive control. Learning Objectives - Students Who Complete This Course Will: 1. Understand the methods used to study human cognition and its neural substrates. 2. Understand how neural functions support cognitive processes and how multiple cognitive processes are interdependent. 3. Be able to read, interpret, and critique experimental evidence pertaining to current theories and hypotheses in cognitive neuroscience. 4. Be able to organize information about cognitive neuroscience in a clear and concise manner. 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It is our responsibility to promote and maintain a community of compassion, Exams And Other Assessments Percentages Midterm 1 17.5% Midterm 2 17.5% Weekly Discussion Reflections 5.0% Literature Critique/Poster Presentations 35.0% -------submit Literature Critique/Poster Presentation topic for approval 5% -------submit Literature Critique/Poster Presentation draft for comments 10% -------submit Final Literature Critique/Poster Presentation 20% Cumulative Final Exam 25.0% Final grades will be determined by the following (standard Rutgers grading scale): 90.00 % and above A 85.00-89.99% B+ 80.00-84.99% B 75.00-79.99% C+ 70.00-74.99% C 60.00-69.99% D below 60.00% F Make-Up Policy No make-up exams will be given unless arrangements are made prior to the day of the exam/assignment due date or written proof of unavoidable absence is provided (e.g., doctor’s note; religious and intercollegiate athletics absences). Make-up exams may be in essay format. If exceptional circumstances prevent you from taking an exam (e.g., car accident), it is important that you contact the instructor within 24 hours. In some circumstances without a documented but still valid reason for your absence on an exam day, you may take a make-up exam with a 10-90% deduction in points (at the instructor’s discretion). Midterm/Finals -multiple choice and short answer questions Literature Critique/Poster Presentation The goal of this assessment is to get students to read original research articles with a focus on the methods used to investigate the question under consideration. Students must review 2 articles that address a common topic, but use two different methods (e.g., patient study and functional imaging study; single cell recording and patient study). It is highly recommended that students discuss their planned topic with the instructor prior to the due date. For the critique, you will be graded per a detailed rubric. For the poster, you will be graded on the content, format and presentation of the poster. For this assessment, students have two options (choose 1). Option 1 Produce a written critique of the articles (3-5 pages; double-spaced). Late papers will be penalized. These critiques should 1) summarize the articles, 2) describe potential drawbacks, 3) provide recommendations for how to address the criticisms you have raised. Option 2 Create a poster with the following content, listed below. You have a choice of presenting the poster “live” or pre-recorded during our class Meeting. a. Summary of the articles (with appropriate figures) b. Discussion/critique of the articles c. Future experiments that build upon the findings Changing Grades Students sometimes ask professors to change final grades, usually based on the need to achieve a certain grade in order to, for example, get into the business school, retain a scholarship, or avoid academic probation. Although I wish all of you the best of success in your studies, you hopefully can understand how changing one student's grade is unfair to the other students in the class. Therefore, requests for exam score or grade changes will not be entertained. Your final grade will be based solely on the your scores on the course exams and literature critique or poster presentation. Schedule of Course Topics Note: Supplemental primary research articles will be posted on Canvas throughout the semester PART I Background and Methods: Week 1 Ch 1 A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience Week 2 Ch 2 Structure and Function of the Nervous System Week 3 Ch 3 Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience PART II Core Processes: Week 4 Ch 4 Hemispheric Specialization Week 5 Ch 5 Sensation and Perception -------Midterm 1 (#1-4) Week 6 Ch 5 Sensation and Perception / Ch 6 Object Recognition Week 7 Ch 6 Object Recognition /Ch 7 Attention -------submit Literature Critique/Poster Presentation topic for approval Week 8 Ch 8 Action Week 9 Ch 9 Memory -------Midterm 2 (#5-8) Week 10 Ch 10 Emotion Week 11 Ch 11 Language -------submit Literature Critique/Poster Presentation draft for comments PART III Control Processes: Week 12 Ch 12 Cognitive Control Week 13 Ch 13 Social Cognition / Poster Presentations (if needed) Week 14 Ch 14 Consciousness, Free Will, and the Law / Poster Presentations (if needed) Week 15 Literature Critique/Poster Presentations Exam Period -------Final Exam TBD https://finalexams.rutgers.edu/