The module will survey cutting edge research emphasising the role of sensory and motor systems in human cognition. We will discuss the relationship between brain, mind and body, from physiological, experimental, philosophical, linguistic, and neuroscientific perspectives. The module will cover areas such as sensorimotor interactions, interoception, somatosensory and motor plasticity, body representation, body ownership, the sense of agency, as well as embodied cognition. Implications for cognition, social behaviour and clinical conditions will be emphasised.
Total contact hours: 22
Private study hours: 178
Total study hours: 200
Optional for: MSc Cognitive Psychology/Neuropsychology and Developmental Psychology
Seminar Report (20%)
Research proposal (80%)
Reassessment methods: Like for Like.
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The most up to date reading list for each module can be found on the university's reading list pages.
The intended subject specific learning outcomes. On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
8.1 Describe the general physiology of the somatosensory and motor systems from the periphery to the brain.
8.2 Understand mechanisms of sensorimotor plasticity, including how the brain reorganises after central or peripheral neural damage.
8.3 Understand the central role of the sensorimotor system in body awareness and sense of self.
8.4 Understand how somatosensory and motor systems impact, and interact with, cognitive processes (e.g., learning, language, emotional processing, and social cognition)
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