Fundamentals of Neuroscience and Behavior

(2.5,3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Taught as PSY 30050 "Human Neuropsychology" at host institution. This module will introduce the student to the principles and methods of clinical and experimental neuropsychology. The methodological and conceptual basis of neuropsychology are considered and the course emphases both a functional and an anatomical approach to the study of brain-behaviour relationships. The study of clinical patients with brain injury and disease and the experimental study of healthy individuals are discussed. The module concludes with an overview of the practical application of the field in the diagnosis of brain injury and the subsequent rehabilitation of neurologically impaired individuals. Trinity, TCD: An introductory level course to the topics of brain and behaviour; methods in neuroscience; conditioning and associative learning; neurons; basic neuroanatomy and neurotransmission. CU-HKU Hong Kong (PSYC 2110): This class will introduce theories, research methods and state-of-the-art knowledge of developmental cognitive neuroscience. Developmental cognitive neuroscience is an interdisciplinary research topic that integrates neuroscience, cognitive science and developmental science. It aims to uncover the brain and neural mechanisms that underlying cognitive, social-emotional development across life span. Specific topics will include introduction of theories and methods in developmental neuroscience, neuroplasticity, neural mechanisms that underlie the development of attention and perception processes, learning, memory, language, cognitive control, social-emotional processes. This class will examine these topics at different developmental stages, including infants, toddlers, adolescence and ageing population. This class will also cover the neural mechanisms underlying atypical development such as the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD).