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Course Profile
- EST. TIME 2 hrs
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SUBJECT
- POINTS 1000
course outline
- Introduction
- How Does the Brain Create Meaning?
- A Look Inside the Brain in Real Time
- What are Ways We can Trick Our Brains?
- Is There a 'Switch' for our Brain?
- How Does Our Brain Learn to See?
- What Isn't True About the Brain?
- Are Men and Women Wired Differently?
- Concluding Caution
- Resources for Further Study
- Survey
- Assessment
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