UE465 - Cognitive Neurosciences (NEURO 201)

Intervenant·e·s

• Laura Dugué [référent·e]   maîtresse de conférences, Université de Paris

The course will be divided in 3 sections. First, we will present how sensory systems such as vision and audition can be used as models to investigate higher cognitive functions. Second, we will present and discuss methodological considerations to the study of cognition in humans and animals. Third, we will concentrate on four case studies (predictive brain, attention/perception, consciousness and language). We will present how one can study these cognitive functions using a multimodal approach including various models (vision/audition, animals/humans), and approaches (neuroimaging, psychophysics, modelling).

Le cours sera divisé en 3 sections. Premièrement, nous verrons comment les systèmes sensoriels tels que la vision et l’audition peuvent être utilisés comme modèles pour étudier les fonctions cognitives supérieures. Ensuite, nous discuterons de considérations méthodologiques à l’étude de la cognition chez l’Homme et l’Animal. Enfin, nous nous concentrerons sur quatre cas d’étude (le cerveau prédictif, attention/perception, conscience et langage).

Prerequisites: All students will need basic brain physiology knowledge (ideally Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience), as well as basic neuroimaging methodological knowledge (ideally Methods in Neurosciences).

On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: understand how to appropriately go about investigating given cognitive function with neuroscience approaches; critically analyse scientific research articles.