PSY 395-02 - Advanced Special Topic: The Neural Basis of Consciousness

4 credits (Spring)

The emergence of consciousness remains as one of the big unanswered questions in psychology. Although the experience of being conscious of something is qualitatively distinct and self evident, it is still unclear how consciousness arises at a neuronal level. This course explores the issues, limitations, and approaches to studying the neural basis of consciousness and introduces the major current theories on how consciousness arises through the discussion of recent primary literature on the topic.

Prerequisite: PSY 225 and either two additional 200-level Psychology courses or one 200-level Psychology course and NRS 250; with grades, S, C, or better.
Instructor: Papaioannou