Undergraduate Course: Memory, Ageing and the Brain (PSYL10095)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course will review research into the brain changes that accompany normal ageing, with a focus on episodic memory; discuss this evidence and its implications for theories of cognitive ageing; foster critical thinking, independent reading, and the ability to evaluate scientific evidence that relates the brain to behaviour. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Degree major in Psychology and passes in Psychology courses at least to the equivalent of Junior Honours level in Edinburgh. Prior agreement with the 4th Year Honours Course Organiser. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Block 2 (Sem 1), Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | WKS 7-11 | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 2, Tuesday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Room S1, 7 George Square |
| No Exam Information |
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Block 2 (Sem 1), Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | WKS 7-11 | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 2, Tuesday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Room S1, 7 George Square |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able:
&·To understand the principal brain changes that occur in ageing, and how they may be linked to the typical pattern of memory decline
&·To discuss how the neural correlates of episodic memory encoding and retrieval change in older compared to younger adults
&·To demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical issues raised by neuroimaging studies of cognitive function in ageing
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Assessment Information
Students will write a 2500-word essay in the style and format of a review in Current Directions in Psychological Science, along with a 3-5 bullet-point summary suitable for an electronic format journal&©s website. This will present a selective review of an important issue raised in the course.
Visiting student variant assessment: 3000 word essay to be set by the Course Organiser and due Friday 4pm, week 13, semester 1. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alexandra Morcom
Tel: (0131 6)51 1907
Email: alexa.morcom@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elizabeth Wright
Tel: (0131 6)50 9870
Email: E.Wright@ed.ac.uk |
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