Psychobiology and cognitive neuroscience

Professor
Academic discipline: Psicologia generale (M-PSI/01)
Field: Psicologia generale e fisiologica
Type of training activity: Characterising

56 hours
of face-to-face activities

8 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
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Learning objectives

The course has two main goals: 1) a detailed study of methods and tools in psychophysiological research; 2) the use of psychophysiological techniques for the study of mechanisms underlying cognitive and emotional processes

Prerequisites

Basics of anatomo-physiology of the central and autonomic nervous system; basics of General Psychology; basics of methodology of research in Psychology.

Course unit content

The psychophysiological research: background and definitions.
. Recording and processing of the EEG signal: evoked potentials (ERPs) and brain oscillations (ERD, ERS)
. How to use ERPs in cognitive sciences (e.g., perception, attention, face processing, memory, language, decision-making)
. Psychophysiology of orienting
. Psychophysiology of emotion: Theories and methods
. Psychophysiological indices of emotional response: Relationships between subjective, behavioral and physiological responses
. The startle reflex and emotion
. The psychophysiological approach to the study of the relationship between cognitive processes (attention and memory) and emotion
. Clinical psychophysiology: limitations and advantages

Full programme

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Bibliography

Pennisi, P., Sarlo M., Indici Elettrofisiologici in Psicologia. Padova: CLEUP Editrice, 1998.

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Teaching methods

The course includes theoretical lessons, discussion of scientific articles, film projections and practical experiences of biosignal (EEG) recordings in a laboratory context.

Assessment methods and criteria

oral exam

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