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 |
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| NCCW(s): | COGS751 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Cognitive Science Faculty of Human Sciences |
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