PSY4312 – Cognitive Control in Action
Course content
Cognitive control or executive functions describe higher-order neurocognitive processes that guide and adapt behaviour in an ever-changing environment. This module provides and in-depth look at these processes by covering both classic cognitive as well as neuroscientific research, models, and theories. Modern neuroscientific methods, such as connectivity analyses of structural and functional properties of the brain and their dynamic changes over various time scales, will be at the core of our considerations.
Learning outcome
The students will learn to
- conceptually relate cognitive control to other concepts of higher-order cognition (e.g., intelligence, creativity) as well as attention and perception,
- specify the known and unknown aspects regarding the neural underpinnings of cognitive control, and
- describe the mechanisms that guide cognition and behaviour at different time scales (from milliseconds and seconds, over minutes and hours, to stable traits (months and years).
Admission to the course
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Recommended previous knowledge
PSY4307 - Fundamentals of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience
PSY4310 - Research methods in cognitive neuroscience Part I
Teaching
7 seminars á 2h.
Examination
Oral examination (graded).
Language of examination
The examination language is English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
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