CNSJ1201 Cognitive neuroscience seminars (3 cr)
Description
Multidisciplinary research seminar on cognitive neuroscience. Cognitive neuroscience seminars with topics related to experimental designs, analysis and interpretation of neuroscientific data. Theoretical understanding is built via discussions with senior researchers and other students. Students will present their own research plans and/or preliminary analyses and reports and receive feedback from the supervisors, senior researchers and other PhD students.
Learning outcomes
After the course, student is able to participate in scientific discussion, prepare presentations and present scientific findings to an academic audience. Student is able to constructively comment on other researchers’ presentations. The student also learns about the current research and research methods in the fields of JYU brain research.
Additional information
Teaching language(s) and learning language(s): English
Completion modes: Active participation in the seminar series during at least one semester. The seminar includes presentations by senior researchers and PhD students, and supervised group discussions. Participation in 20 one-to-two hour seminars is equivalent of 3 ECTS.
Assessment criteria: assignments are assessed on the basis of how the doctoral student masters the contents of the study unit and achieves the learning outcomes of the study unit. A pass requires active participation in the seminar and at least one presentation by the student (presentation of the research plan, research results, etc.).