Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Master in psychology (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is divided into two parts:
1) Brain imaging (Fabienne Collette and Arnaud d'Argembeau)
2) Psychophysiological techniques (Michel Hansenne)
Part Brain Imaging:
Presentation of the various techniques currently in use in functional brain imaging (mainly fMRI). Experimental desing and analyses. Technical presentations will be illustrated in different cognitive domains (memory, language, case studies
Part Psychophysiological techniques:
Presentation of central sychophysiology methods; Electroencephalogram, Evoked potential, Magnetoencephalography, Transcranial magnetic stimulation, Transcranial direct current stimulation
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, the student will be able:
- to understand the principles of the main neuroimaging techniques that are currently used in cognitive neuroscience and to criticize methodological aspects (e.g., experimental design) of cognitive neuroimaging studies
- to know the different central psychophysiological techniques (EEG, evoked potentials, Pet Scan, MEG, TMS, tDCS, IRMf).
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
No.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Oral presentation
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Oral presentation.
Recommended or required readings
Part Brain Imaging:
Slides.
Part Psychophysiological Techniques
Slides ; text book: Hot, P., et Delplanque, S. Electrophysiologie de la cognition. Dunod, 2013.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
Additional information:
Exam(s) in session
Part Brain Imaging:
Written exam
Part Psychophysiological techniques:
Any session
- In-person
Oral exam
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
No.
Contacts
F.Collette@uliege.be
a.dargembeau@uliege.be
Michel.Hansenne@ulg.ac.be