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Vår 2024
PSY-3033 Cognitive neuroscience of aging - 10 stp
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Type of course
Course contents
Objective of the course
Having attended the course and completed the exam the students will achieve the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge and understanding:
students will:
• Have advanced knowledge about main theoretical and methodological approaches to studying cognitive aging
• Have advanced knowledge about how the brain changes as we age and the implications for cognition
• Have advanced knowledge about how the cognitive aging process can be modified by individual and lifestyle factors
Skills:
students will be able to:
• Analyze advantages and limitations of main theoretical and methodological approaches to studying cognitive aging
• Analyze how different internal and external factors contribute to cognitive aging as well as what are possible causal relationships among these factors
• Create a presentation of an empirical study, including critical analysis of its relevance, methodology, and findings; communicate the presentation to the class
General Competence:
students will be able to:
• Design their own empirical study on a chosen topic within the field of cognitive neuroscience of aging