Cognitive Neuroscience: How the Mind Works

Course Overview

How does a collection of cells produce the experience of thinking? This course covers the major cognitive systems.

What You’ll Learn

• Attention Networks — spotlight, filtering, and multitasking limits
• Memory Systems — working memory, long-term memory, hippocampus
• Executive Function — prefrontal cortex and cognitive control
• Language Circuits — Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas
• Decision Neuroscience — how the brain evaluates options