First Year Seminar 191CNS17 - FYS-Decoding the Decisive Mind

Fall
2023
02
1.00
Tejas Savalia

TU 4:00PM 4:50PM

UMass Amherst
85675
Tobin Hall room 520
tsavalia@umass.edu
How do our brains navigate options and integrate information to make choices that shape our future experiences? From choosing a dining common to declaring a major, every choice has consequences. In this course we will explore the intricate workings of our mind's decision-making process. You will gain insights about the neural and computational mechanisms of decision making. You will learn to think critically, delve deep, and design scientific experiments to answer these compelling questions.

First year (Fr or Soph)

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.