PSY4308 – Trends in Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience 1
Course description
Course content
This course will cover current topics in cognitive psychology, cognitive and clinical neuroscience, as well as issues relevant to science in general (e.g., publication bias, reproducibility). Unlike other modules, topics presented here will reflect ongoing debates at the forefront of the international scientific community.
Invited presentations will be given by researchers of the Department of Psychology and guest researchers as part of a colloquium series. In addition, students will participate in a seminar series that covers topics of more global scientific relevance. The students will be responsible for the organization of the seminars’ contents, e.g. the determination of relevant topics, provision of relevant literature to the other students, as well as the presentation of the topic and the moderation of an open discussion.
Learning outcome
The students will learn to:
- prepare, evaluate, present, and publicly discuss current neuroscientific themes.
- and will furthermore be exposed to general scientific procedures as well as their criticism and evolution,
- thereby also gaining deeper insights into academic organization.
Admission to the course
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Recommended previous knowledge
It is recommended that students have completed PSY4307 - Fundamentals of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience.
Overlapping courses
- 5 credits overlap with PSY4304 – Current issues in Cognitive Neuroscience (discontinued).
Teaching
10 lectures á 1h, 4 seminars á 2h.
Access to teaching
A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.
Examination
Oral presentation (graded): the students will present a relevant scientific topic and lead the discussion as part of the seminar.
All exam support materials are allowed during this exam. Generating all or part of the exam answer using AI tools such as Chat GPT or similar is not allowed.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
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