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NEUR-3084: Cognitive Neuroscience

Description: Concepts in cognitive neuroscience. Methods available to study brain and nervous system function, theoretical and practical issues of relating mental functions to biological brain functions. Overview of current understanding of the neural bases of various mental functions (e.g., memory, attention, emotion, decision making).

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: NEUR-2026

Required By: NEUR-4044, NEUR-4244, NEUR-4364

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 12

Average GPA: 3.54 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 58.09%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.17%

Keaton A Unroe202482.7%11.2%2.6%0.8%1.8%1.0%3.735
William M Howe202269.2%24.3%4.2%0.8%1.6%0.0%3.482
Jerald M Bowers202058.4%23.8%8.0%2.9%3.3%3.6%3.242
Georgia E Hodes202075.7%18.5%3.8%2.0%0.0%0.0%3.662
Elizabeth R Gilbert202445.2%32.0%11.3%1.9%7.6%1.9%3.031

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W