Description
This optional module provides knowledge of the mechanisms underlying emotion and its interaction with learning, memory and decision-making. Specific areas to be discussed include motivated cognition - its biological basis and evolutionary constraints; neural substrates of emotion with emphasis on fear, reward learning and its impairment in mental health; interactions between emotion and cognition and resulting biases. The course will emphasize the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of behaviour and cognition; work from neuroscience, psychology and behavioural economics will be covered. The course fits with the broader theme of the CoDES course by highlighting the importance of affect to behaviour and decision-making.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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