PSY 728 Cognitive and Neuropsychological Approaches to Human Memory
This course explores a broad range of topics relating to cognitive and neuropsychological aspects of human memory. For example, what do we know about people who are experts at remembering things? Why do elderly people seem better at remembering things that happened 40 years ago than things that happened 5 years ago? Why do you never forget how to ride a bike? Are there tricks for improving memory? (Students will complete a project to improve their own memory as part of the course.) Another major topic in the class is amnesia, both in terms of types of memory that are affected by amnesia and types that are spared. The course covers models of memory including the distinctions between episodic/semantic, implicit/explicit, and procedural/ declarative aspects of memory and relates those models to the questions above.
Prerequisite
Psychology Graduate Students Only