Course overview
The aim of this course is to introduce students to current topics in mind, brain and behaviour. The course content will cover fundamental questions in the study of the human mind. The specific content will vary from year to year, but may address the following questions: How do people acquire knowledge of the world? How does children's reasoning differ from that of adults? How do people make choices in a complex world? How are these processes instantiated in the brain? How can cognitive functioning go wrong?
Course learning outcomes
- Understand the current debates in the literature regarding the mind, brain and behaviour
- Demonstrate skills in posing the key questions of relevance to understanding conscious experience
- Understand the techniques and methods used to explore questions about mind, brain and behaviour
- Consider the role of physiological and cognitive processes in real-world expert decision-making contexts
- Demonstrate the ability to argue for a position in the debate about mind-brain questions