Objectives

The student knows the questions, methods and key findings of modern cognitive neuroscience as they pertain to human cognitive processes, social behavior, emotion, and language. The student is familiar with the advances, challenges, and limitations of cognitive neuroscience approaches. After completing this course, the student will have enhanced their skills in critical analysis and evaluation of research studies in cognitive neuroscience.

Basic competencies of a psychologist related to the course: scientific knowledge-based thinking and professional development, understanding diversity (for description of core/basic competencies (in Finnish), see https://sites.tuni.fi/uploads/2023/09/c7fdb2d9-psykologin-kompetenssit-2023-.pdf)
  • Opettaja
    Jukka Leppänen