psy240 - Computation in Neuroscience - Campusmanagementsystem Stud.IP

Department of Psychology

9 KP

Module components

Semester courses Summer semester 2024

Examination

Lecture
(

2h/week in winter and summer term

)

6.02.240_2 - Introduction to scientific programming II
- Dr. rer. nat. Heiko Stecher
Tuesday: 12:00 - 14:00, weekly (from 02/04/24), Location: A06 0-001
Dates on Friday, 19.07.2024, Friday, 27.09.2024 12:00 - 14:00, Location: A07 0-030 (Hörsaal G), A06 0-001

Seminar

6.02.240_5_Gr1 - Computer-controlled experimentation - group 1
- Melanie Klapprott, M. Sc.
Thursday: 14:00 - 16:00, weekly (from 04/04/24)

chose group 1 or group 2 As part of your module psy240, you will have to take the mandatory course 'Computer-controlled experimentation' 6.02.240_5_Gr1 or 6.02.240_5_Gr2.
6.02.240_5_Gr2 - Computer-controlled experimentation - group 2
- Melanie Klapprott, M. Sc.
Friday: 12:00 - 14:00, weekly (from 05/04/24)

chose group 1 or group 2 As part of your module psy240, you will have to take the mandatory course 'Computer-controlled experimentation' 6.02.240_5_Gr1 or 6.02.240_5_Gr2.

Exercises
(

1h/week in winter and summer term

)

6.02.240_4 - Scientific Programming II
- Dr. rer. nat. Heiko Stecher
Tuesday: 14:00 - 15:00, weekly (from 02/04/24)

The exercises will take place in the first half of the session followed by a tutorial in the second half.

Tutorial
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voluntary

)

6.02.240_T - Matlab tutorial
- Dr. rer. nat. Heiko Stecher
Monday: 12:00 - 14:00, weekly (from 27/05/24)
Monday: 18:00 - 20:00, weekly (from 08/04/24)

Hinweise zum Modul

Prerequisites	Enrolment in Master's programme Neurocognitive Psychology.
Reference text	Important note: Passing the exam of psy240 is mandatory for starting a Practical Project (psy260) and the Master's thesis.
Prüfungszeiten	exam period at the end of the summer term
Module examination	In a 120-minute written exam the participants will have to program MATLAB-scripts for a selection of neuroscientific data-analysis problems, demonstrating their skills in the different topics. The scripts and comments will be written on university-provided laptops and handed in via email or USB-drive. Students need to hand in 1-2 programming tasks in the exercises to be allowed to take part in the exam. Required active participation for gaining credits: script for the presentation of experimental stimuli in part 5 attendance of at least 70% in the seminar 'computer-controlled experimentation', part 5 within one semester (will be checked in StudIP).
Skills to be acquired in this module	Goals of module: Students will acquire scientific programming skills as well as specific knowledge of computational methods in neuroscience and cognition. They will learn to judge the appropriateness and complexity of computational problems and solutions. Competencies: + Neuropsychological / neurophysiological knowledge + experimental methods ++ statistics & scientific programming + critical & analytical thinking + knowledge transfer + group work