PSYCH 119C
Cognitive Neuroscience
Description: Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 115 or M117C. Understanding complex mental functions depends on interplay of cognitive psychology and behavioral neuroscience. Designed to provide advanced undergraduate students with current perspectives on how complex processes of mind may be understood using neuroscience techniques. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Spring 2022 - I actually had a really good time in this class! Professor Knowlton was extremely helpful in office hours (she spent 20 minutes explaining one thing to me that I didn't understand, until I understood it) and she obviously knows what she's talking about in the material. I have NEVER liked any academic textbook, but the Cognitive Neuroscience textbook listed for this class was actually very interesting. I truly enjoyed learning about the neurological pathways and very interesting experiments! Course out of 300 points Exams: 80/100/100, non-cumulative (so you can really focus on 2-3 weeks of content! How I studied for this class successfully was to focus on ONE lecture a day, leading up to the exam). Short answer, plenty of time to take it. She also "curves" the grading, boosting by around 5-10% Homework: None Extra credit: 15 points! 5% of grade taking a short pre-post- exam survey + SONA credit The only downside is that this class is not recorded/podcasted, although Knowlton encouraged us to record for our peers. You have to attend 10 out of 15 lectures for participation/extra credit.
Spring 2022 - I actually had a really good time in this class! Professor Knowlton was extremely helpful in office hours (she spent 20 minutes explaining one thing to me that I didn't understand, until I understood it) and she obviously knows what she's talking about in the material. I have NEVER liked any academic textbook, but the Cognitive Neuroscience textbook listed for this class was actually very interesting. I truly enjoyed learning about the neurological pathways and very interesting experiments! Course out of 300 points Exams: 80/100/100, non-cumulative (so you can really focus on 2-3 weeks of content! How I studied for this class successfully was to focus on ONE lecture a day, leading up to the exam). Short answer, plenty of time to take it. She also "curves" the grading, boosting by around 5-10% Homework: None Extra credit: 15 points! 5% of grade taking a short pre-post- exam survey + SONA credit The only downside is that this class is not recorded/podcasted, although Knowlton encouraged us to record for our peers. You have to attend 10 out of 15 lectures for participation/extra credit.