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MBB 980F Creativity Research: Eccentrics, Geniuses, and Harvard Students

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2018
Course Site

Tutorial - 4 credits - Primarily for Undergraduate Students

Examines human creativity from three perspectives: a) empirical research sources, b) case studies of eminent creative achievers, and c) ourselves as creative subjects. Topics include the definition and measurement of creativity, the creative process, the neuroscience of creativity, the creative personality, the role of family life and culture in creativity, the relationship of creativity to IQ, gender differences, and the relationship of creativity to psychopathology. The course format will consist of a...

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Psychology 2335R - Concepts, Actions, Objects (CAOs): Research Seminar

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2018
Course Catalog

Research Seminar - 4 Credits - Primarily for Graduates

Discussion of current research on the organization of conceptual and lexical knowledge. We will also discuss ongoing research by participants in the seminar.

For information on this lab, contact the instructor at caram@wjh.harvard.edu Open to graduate and undergraduate students involved in research in language. Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor.

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Psychology 1304 - Brain Damage as a Window into the Mind: Cognitive Neuropsychology

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2018
Course Site

Half course - 4 credits - Graduate and Undergraduate

Examines the patterns of perceptual, motor, cognitive, and linguistic impairments resulting from brain damage. The focus is on the implications of the various types of neuropsychological deficits (such as visual neglect, dyslexia, and aphasia) for theories of the mind and the functional organization of the...

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Psychology 2320 - Object Representation in the Mind and Brain

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2016
Course Catalog

Half Course - 4 Credits - Primarily for Graduates

How does our visual system translate complex arrays of visual inputs into meaningful objects that we can act upon? What do we need to construct a sound theory of object representation? What progress have researchers made in understanding this process over the past few...

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