4.00 credits
30.0 h + 10.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Duque Julie; Legrain Valéry; Missal Marcus (coordinator);
Language
English
Prerequisites
The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Content
The main topic of these lectures will be to study higher order cogntive functions (consciousness, language, social cognition). These lectures will be organized around important papers in the domain of cognitive neurosciences. A system level approach will be favored. At the end of this unit, the student will be able to read and critizise recent papers in cognitive neurosciences.
Teaching methods
Lectures and paper reading.
Evaluation methods
Oral presentation of an essay on a scientific paper about topics presented during lectures or written exam on the same content (open questions). Weighting of the final score: 30% Marcus Missal, 30% Valéry Legrain, 30% Julie Duqué.
Preparation of a poster (individual or group of 2) on a research topic in cognitive neuroscience.
Preparation of a poster (individual or group of 2) on a research topic in cognitive neuroscience.
Other information
It is compulsory to participate to practical work, excercises and directed work to validate this unit. unjustified absence will cause a penalty at the examination of this unit that could include annulation of the exam for the academic year under consideration (0/20). In case of repeated no-show, even if justified, the teacher can propose to the jury to oppose inscription to the exam for this unit in agreemen with article 72 of RGEE.
Online resources
https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=9029
Bibliography
- https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=9029
Teaching materials
- https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=9029
Faculty or entity
FASB
