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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 2421yesCoursera

The Syllabus

Videos
  • Preview: Welcome to Memory and Movies
  • Lecture 1: Sometimes Life Imitates Art - Film: 50 First Dates
  • Lecture 2: What is Memory? - Film: Finding Nemo
  • Lecture 3: Memory's Everyday Function
  • Lecture 4: Using Films to Tell Stories About Memory - Film: The Princess Bride
Reading
  • Suggested Readings for Module 1 (optional)
Practice Exercise
  • Memory Processes and Memory Films

Videos
  • Lecture 5: A Memory Worth Keeping - Film: After Life
  • Lecture 6: Creating Long Lasting Memories - Film: Cast Away
  • Lecture 7: Facing the Future by Looking Backward - Film: Groundhog Day
  • Lecture 8: Different Ways of Remembering - Film: Crash
  • Lecture 9: Where Do We Keep Our Memories - Film: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Lecture 10: Memory Champs, Mnemonics, and Savants - Movie: Rain Man
Reading
  • Suggested Readings for Module 2 (optional)
Practice Exercise
  • Making Memories that Last

Videos
  • Lecture 11: Narrative Flashbacks - Film: The Kite Runner
  • Lecture 12: Tell Me a Story About You - Film: Slumdog Millionaire
  • Lecture 13: Emotion, Empathy, and Movies - Film: Cinema Paradiso: The New Version
  • Lecture 14: Distant Memories - Film: Titanic
  • Lecture 15: Unforgettable Moments - Film: Unchained Memories: The Slave Narratives
  • Lecture 16: Remember Me - Film: The Joy Luck Club
Reading
  • Suggested Readings for Module 3 (optional)
Practice Exercise
  • Autobiographical Memories and Life Stories

Videos
  • Lecture 17: Where Am I? - Film: Desperately Seeking Susan
  • Lecture 18: Organic Amnesia from Brain Injuries - Film: The Music Never Stopped
  • Lecture 19: Lost and Found Memories: Dissociative Amnesia - Film: The Return of the Soldier
  • Lecture 20: Lost and Found Memories: Dissociative Fugue - Film: The Majestic
  • Lecture 21: Memory's Most Studied Mind - Film: Memento
Reading
  • Suggested Readings for Module 4 (optional)
Practice Exercise
  • Understanding the Reality of Amnesia

Videos
  • Lecture 22: My Memory Isn't What It Used to Be - Film: Cocoon
  • Lecture 23: A Troubling Turn: Mild Cognitive Impairment - Film: On Golden Pond
  • Lecture 24: Strokes and Vascular Dementia - Film: Amour
  • Lecture 25: The Insidious Invader: Alzheimer's Disease - Film: Away From Her
  • Lecture 26: Maintaining Memory in Old Age - Film: The Bucket List
Reading
  • Suggested Readings for Module 5 (optional)
Practice Exercise
  • Senior Moments, Forgetfulness, and Dementia

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