COGS 171. Mirror Neuron System (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/COGS.html#cogs171
Description
This class will examine the neuroanatomy, physiology, and functional correlates of the human mirror neuron system and its putative role in social cognition, e.g., action understanding, empathy, and theory of mind. We will examine the developmental, neuroimaging, electrophysiological, as well as clinical evidence, for and against this hypothesis. Prerequisites: upper-division standing.
Prerequisite courses
COGS 171 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have COGS 171 as a prerequisite.