Health, Mental Health, and Neuroscience

Cognition is acquisition, storage, transformation, and use of knowledge. Neuroscience is the study of the structure and workings of the nervous system. Cognitive neuroscience, then, is the study of how cognitive processes can be explained by the structure and function of the brain. Topics covered in this class include working memory, numbers and math, hearing, language, decision making, music, and Alzheimer's disease. Students are expected to have a basic understanding of biology before taking this class.