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PSYC 169Brain Damage and Mental Function

4 units · PSYC · UC San Diego

This course provides an introduction to the neural mechanisms underlying perception, memory, language, and other mental capacities. Topics include how brain damage affects these capacities and how patients with brain lesions can contribute to our understanding of the normal brain.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “upper-division standing.”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

One of the options in (2)

  • Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (B.S.) (PC34)
  • Linguistics (Speech and Language Sciences) (B.A.)