Sensorimotor Processes and Attention
Overview
- Credit value: 15 credits at Level 7
- Convenor: Professor Matthew Longo
- Assessment: a 2000-2500-word essay (100%)
Module description
In this module we focus on our understanding of lower-level, fundamental cognitive processes. Examples include:
- perception
- attention
- action
- vision
- audition
- object and face processing.
Experts in each field will describe past and present findings on the topic, using their own research as a guideline and highlighting current controversies and debates. We will explore findings from a range of neuroimaging techniques and lesion approaches.