Minor Genes, brain and behavior

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1 Minor Genes, brain and behavior I

2 Hier vind je de beschrijvingen van de vakken in de minor. Meer inhoudelijke informatie over de minor vind je op minor.vu.nl. II

3 Inhoudsopgave Vak: Analyses Toolbox (Periode 1) 1 Vak: Behaviour Genetics (Periode 2) 1 Vak: Cognitive Neuroscience (Periode 1) 2 Vak: Psychophysiological and Cogn. Appl. (Periode 3) 3 Vak: Research toolbox (Periode 2) 5 III

4 Analyses Toolbox Vakcode P_BANATB () Periode Periode 1 M.G. Nivard M.G. Nivard Docent(en) B.M.L. Baselmans, M.G. Nivard Practicum Niveau 300 "R" is een programmeertaal specifiek ontwikkeld voor data analyse en data visualisatie, de taal is uitgegroeid tot de "lingua franca" van psychologische en biologische onderzoekers. Het doel van analyses toolbox is om studenten in staat te stellen zelfstandig data analyse uit te laten voeren in "R". De cursus biedt een algemene introductie in data management, data visualisatie statistische analyse en programmeren in R. De introductie wordt ondersteund door hoorcolleges, practica en zelf studie opdrachten. Naast deze opdrachten zullen er een aantal "application showcases" worden aangeboden die de student blootstellen aan een volledige en toegepaste data analyse. De show cases betreffen een MRI tissue classificatie opdracht en een "genome wide association study". Interactieve hoorcolleges en practica Het cijfer wordt gebaseerd op een geschreven tentamen met zowel open als multiple choice vragen, en een presentatie gebaseerd op eigen analyses. Behaviour Genetics Vakcode P_BBEHGEN () Periode Periode 2 dr. C.V. Dolan dr. C.V. Dolan Docent(en) dr. C.V. Dolan Hoorcollege, Practicum Niveau Pagina 1 van 5

5 The aim of this course is to introduce students to behavior genetics as applied to psychological variables. The students will learn what questions behavior genetics addresses, and how these questions are answered using the classical twin design, and some extensions of this design. The course includes practicals in which you will analyze real and simulated twin data using the R library OpenMx. This course will include explanation of the following: 1) The biometric model, underlying the twin and family designs which are used to infer the role of genetic and environmental effects from family resemblance). 2) Univariate and multivariate modeling of twin data using OpenMx (an R library) in the programming environment R 3) The meaning of gene-environment interplay (genotype X environment interaction, and genotype -environment correlation) and to model these in the classical twin design. 4) Detailed discussions of applied papers and papers concerns the statistical background of the twin design. Lectures and computer practicals A exam consisting of open and multiple choice questions and take-home computer assignments which are based directly on the computer practicals. Literatuur Articles + book chapters Vereiste voorkennis Please note: this course includes a statistical component. You are expected to have a basic practical understand of correlation, linear regression and basic descriptive statistics, such as means, variance, standard deviation. Some experience in the use of statistical programs like SPSS is useful. Knowledge of R is an advantage. However, the practicals include explanation of R (using the R studio interface). Cognitive Neuroscience Vakcode P_BCOGNEUS () Periode Periode 1 Docent(en) Hoorcollege, Werkgroep Pagina 2 van 5

6 Niveau 300 To introduce students to the multidisciplinary area of cognitive, social, clinical and emotional neuroscience. The course will treat modern techniques and recent data that relate mental processes to brain functions. Techniques that will be covered are EEG, MEG, MRI, lesions. Mental functions that will be studied include perception, memory, emotion, consciousness, and social cognition. The aim of the course is to provide a sound basis for the master program. Lectures, computer practicals and literature study. Written examination, multiple choice questions.practicals have to be completed Literatuur Gazzaniga, M.S., Ivry, R.B., & Mangun, G.R. (2016). Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind (4th Edition). New York: Norton. ISBN: Vereiste voorkennis Some background in psychology and biology is recommended. Aanbevolen voorkennis Biologische en Cognitieve Psychologie Overige informatie Language: Tuition in English. As of this course is no longer part of the University Minor. Students who still need to complete this course for the UM, can contact the course coordinator. Psychophysiological and Cogn. Appl. Vakcode P_BPCAPP () Periode Periode 3 prof. dr. J.C.N. de Geus prof. dr. J.C.N. de Geus Docent(en) prof. dr. J.C.N. de Geus,, dr. ing. E. van der Burg Niveau 300 Hoorcollege, Practicum Pagina 3 van 5

7 - Insight in the link between affective state and autonomic nervous system activity. - Insight in the link between cognitive state and eye-movement, psychophysics and reaction time metrics. - Knowledge of typical experimental approaches and research designs in psychophysiology and cognitive psychology. - Practical skills in the laboratory measurement of autonomic nervous system activity, eye-movement, psychophysics and reaction time as windows into affective and cognitive processing in the brain In plenary lectures we will outline how affective and cognitive processing is reflected in observable behavioral and physiological signals. The lectures are interspersed with a series of practicals, where the students learn how to record the ElectroCardioGram (ECG), Skin-conductance Level (SCL), eye movements, psychophysics and reaction times in experimental designs aimed at isolating specific affective and cognitive processes. This will be done in a standardized laboratory setting using the Biopac system for ECG/SCL and the Eyelink system to measure the different aspects of eye movements. Amongst others, students will measure (on each other): skin-conductance responses to tonic and phasic emotional stimuli; eye-movements and reaction times when performing a xx task. Furthermore, tactile sensitivity will be measured by using a psychophysical approach. The main principles, strategies and limitations for data analysis will be covered in the lectures and then applied in the practicals to the self-recorded data-sets. Lectures and practicals. Written examination (50% of grade) of literature and execution of a short data collection experiment (25%) and the signal analysis on the data collected (25%). Literatuur 1) Psychophysiology Reader with selected articles a) paper on SCL recording b) paper on HR recording c) paper illustrating the use of HR/SCL in practice (likely Critchley or Damasio) 2) Cognitive Psychology Reader with selected articles d) paper on psychophysics e) paper on Eye movement recording (Van der Stighel, Meeter and Theeuwes, 2006) f) paper illustrating the use of Eye-movement recording or psychophysics in research 3) Powerpoints of the lectures More details on BlackBoard Vereiste voorkennis Finished 2nd year of the Bachelor Psychology, Education sciences or Movement Sciences Overige informatie Course registration must be completed before November 1, as sufficient assistance and rooms for practicals need to be organized up front. The course is taught in English Pagina 4 van 5

8 As of this course is no longer part of the University minor. Students who still need to complete this course for the UM can contact the course coordinator. Research toolbox Vakcode P_BRESTBX () Periode Periode 2 Docent(en), dr. ing. E. van der Burg Hoorcollege, Practicum Niveau 300 Students are acquainted with some important paradigms currently being used in psychology. They receive hands-on experience with these paradigms, and consolidate their skills in analyzing data and reporting results. Students are introduced to a couple of paradigms. These could, for example, be the Trust Game, Implicit Association Test, Learning Games, Physiological stress measurement, Attentional capture & emotion, Memory & von Restorff Each paradigm is introduced in a plenary lecture. Students then split up in groups of four to five, and perform an experiment that is exemplary for an oft-used paradigm in psychology. They are supervised by one staff member, who provides them with a little guidebook that explains the paradigm, explains the experiment to be performed, describes exactly what they are supposed to do, and that gives criteria for how to report the results. Students then work as a group on the assignment, using oneanother as testing persons where possible. Students are judged on the basis of their presence and participation in the group (50%), on the basis of the reports emanating from their group (50%). The fact that students are also graded on the basis of group papers gives them a strong incentive to cooperate and to perform internal quality checks. Partial grades are only valid during the study year in which the grade has been achieved. Literatuur Syllabus, distributed via Canvas Pagina 5 van 5