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Course module: BMB501603
BMB501603
Neurocognition of Memory and Attention
Course info
Course codeBMB501603
EC7.5
Course goals
At the end of the course the student is able to:
 
  1. understand the concepts of 'memory' and 'attention' and their neurobiological substrates. Specifically, the neural pathways and biochemical mechanisms that implement regulatory top-down signals as well as bottom-up activations that drive attention and memory are elucidated. Pronounced emphasis is put on the interactions between attention and perception, attention (or intention) and the motor system, attention and (working) memory, attention and emotion, perception and memory (e.g., perceptual learning), (procedural) memory and the motor system, and emotion and memory (e.g., amygdala-hippocampus interaction);
  2. present his/her literature review of part of the topics of the course;
  3. write a short essay on part of the topics of the course.
Content
Period (from – till): 7 Febuary 2022 - 23 May 2022
 
Faculty
Prof. Dr. J.J. Bolhuis, Sociale Wetenschappen / Bètawetenschappen – Psychologische Functieleer (course coordinator),
Prof. Dr. J.L. Kenemans, Sociale Wetenschappen / Bètawetenschappen – Psychologische Functieleer,
Prof. Dr. A. Postma, Sociale Wetenschappen – Psychologische Functieleer,
Prof. N. Ramsey, UMCU.

Course description
Topics in Memory and Attention research, especially those concerning the interface of attention and memory (e.g., working memory and the control of selective attention), as well as the interfaces between memory/ attention and other domains (perception, action, emotion). The main emphasis is on underlying neurobiological processes, as revealed in human and animal models.
The course consists of 15 sessions during the above time period, on monday afternoons at 15:15h - 17:00h.

Literature/study material used:
Books:

L. Kenemans & N. Ramsey (2013.  Psychology in the brain: Integrative cognitive neuroscience (293 pages). Palgrave Macmillan.

Articles: To be announced
 
Registration:
You can register for this course via Osiris Student. More information about the registration procedure can be found here on the Studyguide.
The maximum of participants is 40.

Mandatory for students in own Master’s programme:
No.
 
Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
Yes.
 
Prerequisite knowledge:
Relevant bachelor, basic neuroscience (as in “Cognitive Neuroscience” by Gazzaniga et al.)
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