Neuroscience of Emotion and Decision-Making (PSYC0088)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Brain Sciences
Teaching department: Division of Psychology and Language Sciences
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: N/A
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This optional module provides knowledge of the mechanisms underlying emotion and its interaction with learning, memory and decision-making. Specific areas to be discussed include motivated cognition - its biological basis and evolutionary constraints; neural substrates of emotion with emphasis on fear, reward learning and its impairment in mental health; interactions between emotion and cognition and resulting biases. The course will emphasize the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of behaviour and cognition; work from neuroscience, psychology and behavioural economics will be covered. The course fits with the broader theme of the CoDES course by highlighting the importance of affect to behaviour and decision-making.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 2 听听听 Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 34
Module leader: Professor Tali Sharot
Who to contact for more information: alexa.richardson@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed exams and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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