PN4097 Research Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Available only to students in the second year of the Honours programme or MRes Neuroscience.

Planned timetable

Tuesdays 9.00am - 11.00am

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr D Balslev

Dr D Balslev
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Module Staff

Team Taught

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Module description

Tremendous progress in technology allows now to observe the brain in action to understand the physical bases of behaviour. This module showcases this state of the art approach. Guided by a team of lecturers with first-hand expertise in transcranial magnetic stimulation, neurophysiology, optogenetics, electroencephalography, functional magnetic resonance imaging and neuropsychology, the students will develop their ability to evaluate and propose cutting edge research. The course includes lectures and student led discussions of current research topics.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST ( PASS PN2002 OR PASS PS2002 )

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

"Coursework=100%, Re-assessment applies to failed components only"

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

"1 lecture, 1 seminar plus office hour."

Intended learning outcomes

  • "understand the principles behind the main methods in cognitive neuroscience (functional magnetic resonance imaging, optogenetic, brain stimulation, single cell recordings, electroencephalography)"
  • understand the advantages and the limitations for each of these methods
  • understand the benefit of combining multiple methods to answer a research question
  • evaluating and proposing research in cognitive neuroscience