PN4097
Research Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience
2024-2025
15
7
SCQF level 10
2
Academic year(s): 2024-2025
SCOTCAT credits : 15
ECTS credits : 7
Level : SCQF level 10
Semester: 2
Availability restrictions: Available only to students in the second year of the Honours programme or MRes Neuroscience.
Planned timetable:
Tremendous progress in technology allows now to observe the brain in action to understand the physical bases of behaviour. This module showcases this state of the art approach. Guided by a team of lecturers with first-hand expertise in transcranial magnetic stimulation, neurophysiology, optogenetics, electroencephalography, functional magnetic resonance imaging and neuropsychology, the students will develop their ability to evaluate and propose cutting edge research. The course includes lectures and student led discussions of current research topics.
Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass PN2002
Weekly contact: "1 lecture, 1 seminar plus office hour."
As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%
Re-assessment: "Coursework=100%, Re-assessment applies to failed components only"
Module coordinator: Dr D Balslev
Module teaching staff: Team Taught
Module coordinator email db87@st-andrews.ac.uk