(Prerequisites: Psych 100, 204, 211 (or equivalent), 212, and 213).(Restriction: Psych Major and Cognitive Science Major Only)

Instructor: Jelena Ristic
Time: R 14:00-17:00
Location: STBIO S3/4

Content:  An introduction to cognitive properties and neural mechanisms of human attention. The material will include an overview of the history of attention research, contemporary theories of attention, the varieties of attention, behavioral and neuroimaging experimental methods, the nature of attentional dysfunctions, and the links between attention and other cognitive functions including memory and consciousness.