Psychological & Brain Sciences 650 - Mind and Brain Development

This course will cover current literature relating to the neural bases of psychological development. The origins, emergence, and acquisition of cognition and behavior are examined from a neuroscientific perspective with diverse approaches including but not limited to neuroimaging, electrophysiology, and lesion studies both in humans and in animal models. Some of the questions addressed in this course are: What is the role of experience and innate biological predisposition in the development of the human mind? What is the range of neural plasticity and how does functional cortical specialization emerge? How does the brain give rise to uniquely human forms of cognition and behavior?

Open to Graduate Psychology majors only.