PSY4170 Neuroscience of cognition and behaviour
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PSY4170 Neuroscience of cognition and behaviour is a level 4, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2024. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for PSY4170. This is its 2024 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before PSY4170
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After PSY4170
No unit lists PSY4170 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in either of the GDP course codes (M5013 or 4525).
Prerequisite: PSY4051 and PSY4131
Prohibition: PSY4140
Overview
This unit focuses on the neurobiological mechanisms responsible for human cognition and behaviour, with a particular focus on understanding leading methodology and technologies employed in brain-behaviour relationships.
By exploring brain-behaviour interactions through an in-depth examination of a selection of cognitive abilities and behaviours, this unit will guide you to establish an understanding of the mechanisms behind cognitive control and social cognition, control of action, perception, sleep and pain.
Technologies utilised by neuroscientists, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), electroencephalography (EEG), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), will be considered during the course of this unit.
Offerings in 2024
The 2024 handbook lists no offerings for PSY4170.
Assessment
- Poster (1,000 words)20%
- Video presentation (10 minutes)20%
- Experiment design (1,000 words)30%
- 6 x Secure online tests30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Evaluate issues underpinning the relationship between brain processes and cognition and behaviour
- 2
Synthesise contemporary research and theoretical issues in key areas of neuroscience
- 3
Critically analyse the range of research tools and paradigms used within different domains of neuroscientific research, including the characterisation of neurological disease
- 4
Demonstrate skills relating to research design and analysis of neuroscientific technologies that are incorporated across the graduate psychology program.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials6 hours
- Teaching approachOnline learning
You should expect to spend a minimum of 20 hours per week on this unit to achieve the learning outcomes.
This time will cover:
a) video lecture materials;
b) synchronous & asynchronous discussion;
c) synchronous web-based 'class-time' for skills-based activities;
d) weekly readings;
e) weekly skills-based assessment tasks; and
f) content-based assessment, including revision and formative assessment.
Each week there will be a one hour ‘Live class’, facilitated by your instructor. This will be followed by a live office hour, where you can ask questions and chat with your classmates and instructor about anything to do with the unit or psychology in general. There is also a 1 hour live chat with the Senior Instructor that you can attend each week for additional discussion and guidance.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PSY4170?
PSY4170 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PSY4170 offered?
PSY4170 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.
Does PSY4170 have an exam?
No. PSY4170 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.