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Executive systems of the brain

This course contains 5 segments:

Cognition

Explore cognitive development and intelligence, as well as how our minds solve problems, make decisions, and represent knowledge.

Attention and language

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This course contains 5 segments:

Cognition

Explore cognitive development and intelligence, as well as how our minds solve problems, make decisions, and represent knowledge.

Attention and language

Have you ever tried to multi-task? Explore the concept of selective and divided attention, as well as the role of language in cognition and development.

Sleep and consciousness

Explore states of consciousness, circadian rhythms, sleep stages, and sleep disorders.

Memory

Explore the structure of human memory; processes involved in normal encoding, retrieval, forgetting, and aging; and diseases affecting memory.

Emotion

Learn about the physiological, behavioral, and cognitive components of emotion. Appreciate how different areas of our brain play a role in emotion. Understand the basic theories of emotion.

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This course belongs to a collection called Health and medicine. It's comprised of 22 courses:
  1. Human anatomy and physiology
  2. Advanced circulatory system physiology
  3. Advanced respiratory system physiology
  4. Advanced hematologic system physiology
  5. Advanced endocrine system physiology
  6. Advanced nervous system physiology
  7. Advanced gastrointestinal physiology
  8. Advanced muscular-skeletal system physiology
  9. Executive systems of the brain (viewing)
  10. Lab values and concentrations
  11. Current events in health and medicine
  12. Health care system
  13. Circulatory system diseases
  14. Respiratory system diseases
  15. Hematologic system diseases
  16. Endocrine system diseases
  17. Nervous system diseases
  18. Gastrointestinal system diseases
  19. Muscular-skeletal diseases
  20. Mental health
  21. Infectious diseases
  22. Miscellaneous
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