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| Module Availability |
| Runs once in semester two. |
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| Assessment Pattern |
1) 2000-word coursework essay [25%]
2) 1 x Oral presentation in the seminar (to introduce a discussion topic)[15%]
3) 1 x 90-minute exam [60%] |
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| Module Overview |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| All core level one and level two Psychology/APS modules are pre-requisites. |
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| Module Aims |
| The aim of this module is to integrate both theoretical and practical approaches to the relationship between mind, brain and behaviour |
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| Learning Outcomes |
By the end of the module, the student should have a critical understanding mind-brain relationship and the methods assessing them. This understanding will be link to several hot topics in cognitive and clinical neuroscience, such as supra- and subliminal processing of information, time perception, tactile
illusions, synesthaesia, and movement disorders.
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| Module Content |
| Topics include cognitive neuroscience methods, the distinction between supra- and subliminal information processing (free will debate, masked priming, attentional capture), tactile illusions and tactile perception deficits, time perception and its deficits, synesthaesia, and newest research developments about movement disorders. |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
| Lectures and seminars including guided reading of original journal articles and discussions. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Journals: Copies of the key references will be provided on ULEARN. |
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| Last Updated |
| July 2010. |
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