Neuroscience, Brain Development, and Learning

Catalog description

Neuroscience has made tremendous progress toward understanding the neural bases of cognition. The development of the human brain in response to maturation and learning is of particular interest to educators. This course provides an overview of brain development and methods used in cognitive neuroscience and how research in the brain sciences can inform educational practices and policies. Topics include brain development, methods of cognitive neuroscience, neural development in audition, vision, and motor skills, neural processing of language, neuroscience of learning differences, and changes in the brain associated with environment, such as socioeconomic status.