Cognitive Neuroscience of Language Processing (PSY-0253)

Fall 2024 · PSY 0253 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

The neurocognitive basis of language processing, with a focus on higher-level language comprehension. Primary literature focusing on neuroimaging techniques, including event-related potentials (ERPs), magneto-encephalography (MEG), and functional MRI. The computational principles underlying language comprehension (e.g., probabilistic prediction; interactive and incremental processing and decision making). The neuroanatomical basis and the time-course of neural circuits engaged in language processing.

Course codes: PSY-0253, PSY 0253, PSY0253, PSY-253, PSY 253, PSY253

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