Res. Exp. in Cognitive Neuroscience
Psyc 349-301
Instructor:
Michael Kahana
Time:
R 3:00-6:00 Course Description:
In this course you will design and carry out physiological studies of human memory using a state of the art, 128 channel, EEG recording system. Over the course of the semester you will program the experiment in Python, run the experiment on human participants, and analyze the data using Excel and/or Matlab. You will learn everything from artifact and bad-channel detection, to the analysis of evoked potentials and brain oscillations and their relation to memory function. Students will work in teams and write a scientific article based on their group's research project.
Prerequisite:
Psycyhology 159, Psychology 155, or Psychology 129, plus a course in statistics, such as Stat 101, Stat 111. The instructor will consider waiving prerequisites on a case-by-case basis.