University of York
Master of Science in Cognitive Neuroscience
The Master of Science in Cognitive Neuroscience in Health Professions is offered by University of York.
Program Length: 1 YEAR.
Master of Science in Cognitive Neuroscience offered by the University of York
Develop your understanding of the brain mechanisms that underpin human behaviourCognitive neuroscience examines the biological processes that help us to understand complex mental functions such as memory, language, emotion, perception, attention and consciousness.While psychology focuses on understanding the structure of the mind through behavioural experiments, neuroscience provides a window on how these processes occur in the brain.This course gives you unique access to the York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC) where you'll have opportunities for hands-on experience of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), magnetoencephalography (MEG), electroencephalography (EEG) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). You'll learn how to design, analyse and evaluate neuroimaging experiments, and see how they contribute to our understanding of brain mechanisms.Provided jointly by the Department of Psychology and the course pulls in expertise from other areas of the University, such as the Hull York Medical School.
Course contentThe course is made up of 180 credits, consisting of taught modules and a substantial empirical project.By placing neuroimaging in the wider context of cognitive neuroscientific research, our modules introduce you to the principles and design of neuroimaging, and the specialist methods required for the analysis of data gathered from experiments.Your research project will enable you to participate in the design and implementation of a piece of pure or applied research in cognitive neuroscience. You'll receive hands-on training in advanced brain imaging methods - some of which are being developed at York.Modules
Autumn TermResearch Design and Statistics (20 credits)Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience (10 credits)Basic Principles in Neuroimaging (10 credits)
Spring TermData Analysis in Neuroimaging (30 credits)Research Design in Neuroimaging (10 credits)
Autumn and Spring TermProgramming in Neuroimaging (20 credits)
Summer TermEmpirical Project (80 credits)