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Cognition and Attention
| Faculteit | Gedrags- en MaatschappijWetenschappen |
| Jaar | 2017/18 |
| Vakcode | PSB3E-CP02 |
| Vaknaam | Cognition and Attention |
| Niveau(s) | bachelor |
| Voertaal | Engels |
| Periode | semester II a |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Rooster | >>> |
| Uitgebreide vaknaam | Cognition and Attention | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Leerdoelen | On successful completion of this course, students will be expected to be able, at threshold level, to: - compare and contrast different theoretical models of attention, - critically evaluate different methods used to study attention, - outline the interaction of attention with other cognitive functions. |
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| Omschrijving | The ability to selectively attend to relevant information in the world around us or to divide attention among multiple tasks are different facets of attentional processing. Attention prevents distraction and enables humans and animals to dedicate perceptual, cognitive, and motor resources to deal with the most pressing environmental challenges. Because of the major role of attention in guiding behaviour, a dysfunction of the attention systems can have a major impact on the individual, but also the societal level. Therefore, understanding the neural mechanisms of this core cognitive function is a central goal in neuroscience. In addition, understanding how attention mechanisms operate is critical for advancing the important mission of developing the most effective training regimes for a wide range of tasks, as well as for creating new methods for education. This course addresses the basic neuroscience of how the brain controls and maintains the focus of attention, and how attention influences sensory and motor processes. A selection of theoretical models, mechanisms and findings in the neuroscience of attentional control and selection will be discussed, with an emphasis on the different methods and experimental paradigms used to study attention. |
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| Uren per week | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Onderwijsvorm | hoorcollege | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Toetsvorm | schriftelijk tentamen (essay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vaksoort | bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coördinator | prof. dr. M.M. Lorist | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Docent(en) | dr. E.G. Akyürek ,dr. P.H. de Vries ,dr. J. Jolij ,prof. dr. M.M. Lorist | ||||||||||||||||||||
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