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NSCI 303 - Advanced Research Methods in Music Perception, Cognition, and Neuroscience

FC NSMA QFR
4 credits
Music is a powerful human tool that has been used for millennia to entertain, evoke powerful emotions, and effect social change. How does our brain convert information from sound waves into our favorite tune? How does information from other senses enhance our perceptions of music? How does academic research investigate and answer these questions? This lecture/discussion/lab hybrid course will equip students with the knowledge, research background, and laboratory and analysis skillset to understand the foundations of music cognition. Students will design and implement a novel research project to investigate the neural processing of music using psychophysics and electroencephalography. This course seeks to improve students’ ability to think critically and independently; thus, most course activities will center on study design, reading the primary literature, and scientific writing and presenting.  
Prerequisites & Notes: NSCI 201 with a minimum grade of C- or P and consent of the instructor.



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