1. BCN Orientation Course 2024

Theme of the course

The behavioural and cognitive neurosciences as they are represented in the University of Groningen. The course includes presentations of the main scientific questions and the major research techniques that are applied within the research school BCN

Target Group

This course is a compulsory course for all BCN PhD students. GSMS PhD students with interest in Neuroscience should send an email if they like to participate.

Application

Click here to register.

Credits

3 EC by finishing a short paper and providing two peer reviews.

Objectives

1.To introduce junior PhD students in the BCN Training Program to the many types of research done within Research School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences.
2.To facilitate and stimulate the development of professional and social networks with your peers.
3.To develop and train a positive critical attitude in evaluating and discussing research from within and beyond your own specialization.
4. To develop your ability to communicate your research to a broad audience.

You will be exposed to the research of a large number of excellent scientists who are affiliated with BCN. Specifically, the course consists of a series of meeting in which PI’s affiliated to BCN will give a talk about their research. Each meeting will include researchers working in different subdisciplines of neuroscience research.

Period

Starting September 13, 2024, on Friday morning (9:00 - 13:00) during 7 weeks.

Form

Lectures with ample opportunities for questions and discussions.

Examination

Your final assignment for the course consists of writing a short paper and providing a peer review of the papers of two other PhD students. More detailed information is available on Brightspace.

Obligatory literature

Hand outs of the presentations. Power Point Presentations will be available in Brightspace

Recommended literature

- Kandel, Schwarz & Jessell (eds.), “Essentials of Neural Science and Behaviour”, 743 pp. (Prentice Hall, London, 1995; ISBN 0-8385-2247-5)
- Gleitman and Liberman, “Language”. (MIT Press, Cambridge MA, 1996; ISBN 0262-65044-4). (In the series: “An Invitation to Cognitive Science, Vol.1)
- Posner (ed.), “Foundations of Cognitive Science”, 888 pp. (MIT Press, 1993; ISBN 0-2626-6086-5 ($ 42.00, paperback version)
- Gazzaniga, Mangun & Mangun, “Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind”, 600 pp (Norton, 1998; ISBN 0-3939-7219-4)