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NEVR3003

Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience

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Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam
Special deadlines for course registration
Spring: 2024-12-01

About

About the course

Course content

The course provides a thorough introduction to the biological foundation of behaviour and cognition. It focuses on the neural mechanisms for behaviour and cognition, with particular emphasis, but not limited to, on learning and memory, motivation, and emotions. The lectures will also address disorders, with emphasis on the underlying neural mechanisms, and introduce some tools by which we can study human brain function.

Learning outcome

After completing the NEVR3003 course and passing the exam the student should be able to:

A. Knowledge

  • has in-depth understanding of the basic concepts of the organization of higher order cortical systems.
  • can describe the basic structural and functional concepts of the major interactions between subcortical and cortical systems.

B. Skills

  • can describe certain cognitive behavioral processes in terms of contributions of and interactions between different brain systems.
  • can design and evaluate an existing design in cognitive neuroscience research and implication for the results.

C. General competence

  • Apply critical thinking and draw upon key concepts from the course to communicate a general understanding of how higher order cognitive functions are organized, acquired and maintained across lifespan and disrupted in diseases.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, team-based learning (TBL), and participation in group-based discussions

The course is taught in the Spring semester with a final examination at the end of the semester. The language of teaching and examination is English.

This course has restricted admission. Students admitted to the MSc in Neuroscience programme are guaranteed a place. Other students must apply for a place by the given deadlines.

Further on evaluation

Regular final examination is given in the spring semester only. Students with legitimate leave of absence at the final examination and students who receive the grade F may take a re-sit examination in the autumn semester. If few candidates, the re-sit examination may be conducted as an oral examination

Specific conditions

Limited admission to classes. For more information: https://i.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/English/Admission+to+courses+with+restricted+admission

Required previous knowledge

Admission to a programme of study is required: Master of Science in Neuroscience

Limited admission to classes:

Students not enrolled in MSc in Neuroscience may be individually assessed for a seat if they have a relevant background in accordance with the admission criteria to the MSc in Neuroscience programme: https://www.ntnu.edu/studies/msneur/admission More information about restricted admission: https://i.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/English/Admission+to+courses+with+restricted+admission

Course materials

Reading materials that supplement each lecture will be provided and listed on the course syllabus and will be made available to students.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
NEVR3030 7.5 sp
PSYK4419 7.5 sp Autumn 2023
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Neuroscience
  • Biology
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience