After the course the students should be able:
- to describe the field of cognitive neuroscience
- to explain how the brain can make decisions, form lasting memories and compute emotional states
- to show where in the brain and by which structures these different functions are controlled.
Course content:
- theoretical sessions and practical work related to decision-making, memory formation and emotion
- MRI and human brains
- Group work dealing with practical and theoretical aspects of cognitive neuroanatomy
- Lectures, seminars and practical group work in the dissection room.
- The course is given in English
For successful completion of the course (1.5 credits) :
Lectures, seminars, group work in the dissection room and the final exam are obligatory. To compensate for absence participants will be given individual tasks that involve the respective theoretical or practical item missed.
The form of assesment will be a practical exam on neuroanatomy and an oral presentation for the theoretical part.
Profile of participants
The doctoral course target audiences are PhD candidates in neuroscientific disciplines, bioengineering, clinical or neuro-psychology, data science and neurobiological sciences.
In order to apply for a scholarship, you must be a doctoral student employed at the University of Bonn/ University Hospital Bonn.