Graduate Program: Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience
Research Interest Group
The Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience Research Interest Group is comprised
of students and faculty who have interests in understanding the relationship
between the human brain and higher forms of behavior, including sensation,
perception, attention, memory, and language. In addition to the formal coursework
that is part of this RIG, students engage in research using several different
techniques available for studying the human brain, including patient-based
studies, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), event-related potentials
(ERP), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
Faculty
Darcy Burgund
Denise Chen
Jim Dannemiller
Jessica Logan
Randi Martin
Jim Pomerantz
Tony Ro
Tatiana Schnur
Primary contact: Randi Martin
Master's Course Requirements
Core Courses (all required)
- Psyc 502 Advanced Psychological Statistics I
- Psyc 503 Advanced Psychological Statistics II
- Psyc 520 Foundations of Cognitive Psychology
- Psyc 529 Weekly Cognitive Research Seminar--every semester
Neuroscience Group: Two of the following are required
- Psyc 577 Introduction to Functional Neuroanatomy (2-credit Baylor-taught
course often offered in the fall) or The equivalent UT course, "Medical
Neuroscience"
- Psyc 575/Neur 501 Cognitive Neuroscience I
- Psyc 576/Neur 502 Cognitive Neuroscience II
Cognitive Group: One of the following is required
- Psyc 521 Perception
- Psyc 524 Memory
- Psyc 525 Psycholinguistics
- Psyc 527 Thinking
Courses Required for Admission to Candidacy
- All four core courses
- One course from the neuroscience group
Doctoral Course Requirements
Core Courses (all required)
- Psyc 502 Advanced Psychological Statistics I
- Psyc 503 Advanced Psychological Statistics II
- Psyc 520 Foundations of Cognitive Psychology
- Psyc 529 Weekly Cognitive Research Seminar
- Psyc 575/Neur 501 Cognitive Neuroscience I
- Psyc 576/Neur 502 Cognitive Neuroscience II
- Psyc 577 Introduction to Functional Neuroanatomy (2-credit Baylor-taught course often offered in the fall) or The equivalent UT course, "Medical Neuroscience"
- Psyc 660 Professional Issues
Three of the following courses are required
- Psyc 521 Perception
- Psyc 524 Memory
- Psyc 525 Psycholinguistics
- Psyc 527 Thinking
Two of the following courses are required
- Psyc 511 History and Systems of Psychology
- Psyc 522 Information Processing and Attention
- Psyc 523 Memory and Cognition in Animals
- Psyc 543 Computational Modeling
- Psyc 550 Foundations of Social Psychology
- Psyc 580 Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
- Psyc 581 Vision Science
- Psyc 600 Olfactory Perception
- Psyc 620 Topics in Cognitive Psychology (May be taken once)
- Psyc 621 Topics in Memory (May be taken once)
- Neur 505 Optical Imaging in Neuroscience
- Neur 511 Integrative Neuroscience Core Course I
- Neur 512 Integrative Neuroscience Core Course II
- Neur 671 Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience
- Bioe 592 Sensory Neuroimaging I
- Bioe 685 Fundamentals of Medical Imaging
Previous
Requirements (an option for students entering before Fall 2006)
