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The Human Brain

This course surveys the core perceptual and cognitive abilities of the human mind and asks how they are implemented in the brain. Key themes include the representations, development, and degree of functional specificity of these components of mind and brain. The course will take students straight to the cutting edge of the field, empowering them to understand and critically evaluate empirical articles in the current literature....

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Social Sciences / Psychology / Biological

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: March 30, 2022
Date Modified in MERLOT:: December 1, 2022
Author:: Nancy Kanwisher, MIT
Submitter:: Cathy Swift

Primary Audience:: College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: Unknown
Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

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Julie Evey (Faculty)

3 years ago

Start with Instructor Insights - includes an interview with the author that will show you the value of this course. “The stuff I do is easily shareable with people,” she says, “but it’s also fun. It’s really fun to get an idea across and see somebody resonate to it.” Site includes readings, lecture videos, lecture notes, and assignments.