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Advanced Principles of Cognitive Science: Attention and Action - COGS702

This unit forms part of a four-unit core sequence covering a range of foundational and cutting-edge research topics in cognitive science, with an emphasis on active research programs at MQ. This team-taught unit is made up of a selection of 3-4 topic modules, led by experts specialising in these fields. Topics to be covered may include but are not limited to: the varieties of attention (eg, spatial attention, temporal attention, object attention, and attentional control); the relationship between attention and conscious awareness; brain mechanisms of attention and multisensory integration; motor planning and sensorimotor transformations.

Credit Points: 4
When Offered:

2019 - Next offered in 2019

Staff Contact(s): Associate Professor Matthew Finkbeiner
Prerequisites:

Admission to MRes Prerequisite Information

Corequisites:

NCCW(s): COGS751
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Unit Type:
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Cognitive Science

Faculty of Human Sciences

Course structures, including unit offerings, are subject to change.
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