CIBA110 Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience (5 op)

The course provides a comprehensive introduction to the interdisciplinary field of systems and cognitive neuroscience and a good basis for further studies in the field. Students learn the rationale of research as well as experimental methods and approaches, concepts and theoretical frameworks that are common in the field. After successful completion of the course, students have gained knowledge and understanding of neural basis of sensory and motor systems, emotions, control of behavior, language, storing and processing information in memory, social information processing, neurophysiology of sleep, and the basics of cellular functions and neuroanatomy.

Successful studying of the course requires good basic knowledge in at least one of the following fields: neurobiology/neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience related biomedical engineering.

All materials are on-line, and consist of various forms of self-study-materials, including text, illustrations, videos, rehearsals, quizzes, etc.