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Cognitive Neuroscience

University of Bonn
Empirical & clinical neuroscience
About this course

Methodology and Theory of Cognitive Neuroscience:

  • Psychology: what makes it a science?
  • Experimental strategies: psychophysiology, neuropsychology
  • Philosophical implications of cognitive neurosciences

Cognitive Neuroscience: main findings on brain-function relationships

Clinical Neurophysiology and Imaging:

  • Electroencephalography (EEG) as a neurodiagnostic tool
  • Advanced methods of EEG analysis: coherence, fast Fourier, non-linear and other analysis
  • Structural and functional brain imaging as neurodiagnostic tools

Experimental Psychophysiology:

  • Electrophysiology: event-related potentials, non-invasive and invasive
  • Magnetic resonance tomography: functional neuroimaging (fMRI)

Clinical Neuropsychology:

  • Neuropsychological assessment
  • Cortical electrostimulation
  • WADA test

6. Experimental Neuropsychology

  • Animal models of behavioural deficits in epilepsy
Learning outcomes

The module provides theoretical and practical understanding of the most popular methods and compiling of the most important findings in cognitive neuroscience including increased awareness for the methodological fundaments.

    Prerequisites for participation

    None

    Necessary language skill
    English
    Semester(s) in which the module takes place
    Summer Semester
    Course type
    Lecture + Practical + Seminar
    Course level
    Masters
    Course start date
    08 Apr 2024
    Course end date
    10 May 2024
    Teaching mode
    Local
    Workload in ECTS
    7.5
    Graded
    Yes
    Person in charge of module
    Prof. Dr. Rainer Surges
    Local module ID
    WPM 6