Postgraduate Course: Imaging Mind and Brain (PSYL11081)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Imaging Mind and Brain will be a highly interactive, participatory course which aims to give students a deep understanding of what Brain Imaging can - and cannot - tell us about the mind. Its goal is to engage students critically in discussion around several cutting-edge conceptual and methodological issues, with use of eclectic examples from cognitive science and neuroscience. |
| Course description |
The course uses a 'flipped classroom' approach to provide instruction in the core issues and technical aspects each week online prior to the class, whilst freeing up the contact teaching hours for structured student-led discussion.
The primary course reading will be current articles in the area. Students who have a weak background will be able to draw upon an optional textbook.
These are examples of the topics to be covered:
1. Brain imaging and its Critics
2. Brain Imaging and Cognitive Ontologies
3. Uses and Abuses of Reverse Inference
4. Models and Model Comparison in Brain Imaging
5. The Brain's Default Mode and Cognition
6. Brain Imaging and Big Data: New questions?
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 4 (Sem 2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 15,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
81 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Performance when leading discussion group (10%)
Participation in discussion groups during the other weeks (10%)
Coursework assignment: write a critical blogpost on a topic from the course along the lines of Neuroskeptic (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2013/05/30/looking-askance-at-cognitive-neuroscience/#.VRwUHuGYEsI) or Neurocritic (http://neurocritic.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/is-it-necessary-to-use-brain-imaging-to.html) (80%)
- Deadline: Monday 25th April 2016, 12 noon |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- gain different ways in which brain imaging can be used to understand cognition
- gain knowledge of important controversies about its use, and some fundamental limitations
- lead and participate in small discussion groups
- become expert but accessible at scientific writing
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Reading List
| Influential and current papers from the brain imaging literature with a few key theoretical (e.g. philosophy) papers, journal special issues, etc. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | imaging,brain,mind |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alexandra Morcom
Tel: (0131 6)51 1907
Email: alexa.morcom@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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