Lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience

2023/2024

Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'

Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'

Type: Mago-Lego

Delivered by: Department of Educational Programmes

When: 1, 2 module

Open to: students of all HSE University campuses

Instructors: Marie Arsalidou

Language: English

ECTS credits: 6

Contact hours: 60

Full Syllabus

Abstract

This course explores cognitive and brain processes that support motor, sensory, affective, and cognitive processes across the lifespan. This course focuses on functional properties of brain areas and brain networks. It will cover basic terminology and concepts in this field. The course survey current literature in cognitive neuroscience focusing on methods, results, and data interpretation that study children, adolescents, young adults and older adults.

Learning Objectives

Introduction to lifespan cognitive neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience in infancy and early childhood
Cognitive neuroscience in childhood and adolescents
Cognitive neuroscience in adulthood
Cognitive neuroscience and aging
Advantages and considerations of studies across the lifespan

Expected Learning Outcomes

Students will learn what is cognitive neuroscience and research methods for studying it across the human lifespan
Students will learn about advantages and considerations of studying human cognition and brain changes across the lifespan.
Students will learn about current cognitive neuroscience literature in infancy and early childhood
Student will learn about cognitive neuroscience findings in childhood and important transitions to adolescents
Students will learn about cognitive stability and change in young adulthood on key topics of higher order cognition
Students will learn about aging and typical cognitive decline in older adulthood.