BCS 153: Lecture Schedule
Only students who are enrolled in the course may access the readings online. You must be logged
into Blackboard to download the course readings.
Following each lecture, presentation notes and slides will be made available on the BCS website & on Blackboard. Notes are not intended to be a substitute for class attendance or reading.
The following schedule is tentative, depending on the amount of material covered in each class.
| Date |
Topic |
Suggested Matlin Readings |
| 01/17 |
Introduction |
Chapter 1, pg 1-21 |
| 01/22 |
Cognitive Neuroscience Techniques |
Chapter 1, pg 1-21 |
| 01/24 |
Visual Perception |
Chapter 2 |
| 01/29 |
Visual Object Recognition |
Chapter 2 |
| 01/31 |
Face Perception |
Chapter 2 |
| 02/05 |
Attention |
Chapter 3 |
| 02/07 |
Attention & Consciousness |
Chapter 3 |
| 02/12 |
Exam 1 |
|
| 02/14 |
Working Memory |
Chapter 4 |
| 02/19 |
Long Term Memory |
Chapters 5 & 8 |
| 02/21 |
Long Term Memory |
Chapters 5 & 8 |
| 02/26 |
Memory Strategies |
Chapter 6 |
| 02/28 |
Metacognition |
Chapter 6 |
| 03/05 |
Mental Imagery |
Chapter 7 |
| 03/07 |
Exam 2 |
|
| 03/12 - 03/14 Spring Break |
| 03/19 |
Speech, Reading & Language |
Chapters 9 & 10 |
| 03/21 |
Language Comprehension |
Chapters 9 & 10 |
| 03/26 |
Problem Solving |
Chapter 11 |
| 03/28 |
Creativity |
Chapter 11 |
| 04/02 |
Deductive Reasoning |
Chapter 12 |
| 04/04 |
Decision Making |
Chapter 12 |
| 04/09 |
Exam 3 |
|
| 04/11 |
Executive Motor Control |
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| 04/16 |
Personality & Emotion |
|
| 04/18 |
Social Cognition |
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| 04/23 |
Neuroplasticity |
|
| 04/25 |
Brain Lateralization |
|
| 04/30 |
Cognitive Development |
Chapter 13 |
| 05/09 |
FINAL EXAM, 4PM |
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