PSYC 5215 - Neuroplasticity and Perception/Cognition/Behavior

Effective Start Date: 10/19/2012
Description of course contents: This course begins by examining the long-held view that functions are localized in particular places in the brain, fixed by adulthood. After reviewing the history of these ideas we will examine the tide of research challenging that view: how imagination and virtual reality might change thinking; how memory can be enhanced; and correction of language disabilities with training. Prerequisite: 3006.

Credits: 3
Grading Basis: Student Option
Requisites: Enrollment not allowed in more than one 4000-level or 5000-level PSYC course and 4th Yr Psyc Maj/Min