INSC 592 - Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Sharon Thompson-Schill. Prerequisite(s): none. Corequisite(s): none. This course will review the neural mechanisms of learning and memory. Readingswill include both seminar and cutting-edge papers on topics ranging from perceptual memory to higher order functions, including working memory, declarative memory, skill learning, and semantic memory. Within each topic we will attempt to integrate the results of different neuroscience approaches, including the study of human neurological patients, lesion studies and single unit recordings in animals, neural network modeling, event-related potentials, and functional imaging techniques.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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