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PSYC1122-1

Cognitive and Clinical Psychophysiology


Duration :30h Th
Credits/ECTS :
2nd "licence" in Psychology3
Holder(s) :Michel Hansenne
Course contents : 1) Introduction
1.1.) Definitions
1.2.) Basic concept in psychophysiology
2) Binding problem theory
3) Psychophysiology methods
3.1.) Electrodermal activity
3.2.) Cardiac activity
3.3.) Muscular activity
3.4.) Respiratory activity
3.5.) Ocular activity
3.6.) Electroencephalogram
3.7.) Evoked potential
3.7.1.) Exogenous evoked potential
3.7.2.) Endogenous evoked potential
3.8.) Magnetoencephalography
3.8.1.) Transcranian magnetic stimulation
3.9.) Neuroimaging thechnics
3.9.1.) Positron emission tomography
3.9.2.) Functional magnetic resonance Imaging
4) Cognitive psychophysiology
4.1.) Introduction
4.2.) Memory
4.3.1.) Memory and autonomous activity
4.3.2.) Memory and endogenous potentials
4.4.) Development
4.5.) Ageing
5) Clinical psychophysiology
5.1.) Introduction
5.2.) Conceptual approach
5.2.1.) Objectives of clinical psychophysiology
5.2.2.) Measures and paradigms
5.2.3.) Psychophysiological markers
5.3.) Clinical approach
5.3.1) Specific phobias
5.3.2.) Panic attack, generalised anxiety, agoraphobia and social phobia
5.3.3.) Obsessive compulsive disorder
5.3.4.) Post traumatic stress
5.3.5.) Affective disorders
5.3.6.) Schizophrenia
5.3.7.) Dementia
Course objective : ·Familiarizing student with different psychophysiological techniques, both peripheral (cardiac, muscular and electrodermal activities) and central techniques (evoked potentials, Pet Scan, MEG, IRMf).
·Showing contribution of psychophysiology in the study of psychological processes, such as memory, development and ageing.
·Showing the interest of psychophysiology in a clinical context as diagnostic tool and to study disturbances in information processing in differents psychopathologies.
Prerequisites : No.
Workshops : No.
Organization : Oral presentation.
Written notes : Syllabus.
Assessment : Written examination (open questions) at first session. Oral examination at second session.
Contacts : Michel.Hansenne@ulg.ac.be - 04/3662390
olaloyaux@ulg.ac.be - 04/3662008
Remarks : No.




ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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