psy181 Neurocognition (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

Enrolment in Master's programme Neurocognitive Psychology.

Goals of module:
Students should be able to recognize and critically evaluate the value of considering
neuroscience in the study of psychological topics.

Competencies:
++ neuropsychological / neurophysiological knowledge
++ interdisciplinary kowledge & thinking
++ data presentation & discussion
++ scientific literature
+ scientific communication skills
+ group work

In the first part of the course, students will gain a foundational understanding of the brain mechanisms underlying different cognitive functions and of the methods used to study them. They will then actively apply this knowledge by engaging each week with current research papers, talks, or other materials. In the second part, students will deepen their understanding by exploring selected topics in greater conceptual detail. This includes reading, analysing, and discussing key texts to critically examine different theoretical perspectives and research approaches.


Part 1: Introduction to cognitive neuroscience (lecture and seminar): winter
Brain and cognition, methods of cognitive neuroscience
Attention, learning and memory
Emotional and social behaviour
Language, executive functions

Part 2: From Attention to Intelligence: Exploring Neurocognitive Functions (seminar): summer

Selected topics of the above covered neurocognitive functions
 

• Ward (2019) The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology Press
• recent papers

Part 1 (lecture and seminar) are unrestricted, part 2 is restricted to 20 students.

mid-February

The module will be tested with a written exam of 2 h duration on the contents of part 1.

Required active participation for gaining credits:
1 presentation participation in discussions on other presentations
attendance of at least 70% in both seminars within one semester (will be checked in StudIP).