Cognitive neuroscience study program
The information will be updated continuously, check back often. Last updated 15.8.2019. More information: Senior lecturer Jan Wikgren
Register here for the CIBA studies
In the academic year 2019-2020, at least the following courses are available:
Mandatory courses organized by CIBR:
CIBA110 Anatomy and physiology of the central and autonomic nervous system
- Lectures starting Mon 9.9.2019 at 12-14 (Jan Wikgren)
CIBA120 Experimental methods in neuroscience
- Lectures (Jan Wikgren) starting from 11.11.2018 10-14
- Assessment is based on weekly assignments done in groups
- Hands on sessions 2-3 h per group (max 8 students per group).
- Topics cover experimental designs, EEG recordings and basic signal processing
CIBA130 Basics of brain imaging
- Teaching sessions (Jan Wikgren, Simo Monto and Tiina Parviainen) on Mondays at 12:15 to 14 10.2. - 23.3.2020
- Sessions consist of a lecture (2 h) and presentations (~20 min each) by students on research examples
- Topics cover:
- Intracranial recordings and imaging
- Event-related potentials (ERP)
- Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
- (functional) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)
- Take away exam: Two weeks to answer 10 questions in short essay form
Optional courses organized by CIBR
CIBA140 Neuroscience practicum
- Practical work in research groups, contact team leaders personally. List of possibilities will appear here soon.
CIBA150 Current issues in cognitive neuroscience
- More information soon
CIBA160 Neurobiology of learning and memory
- Tentatively planned as an intensive course 4.5.2020 - 15.5.2020
- Lectures by Miriam Nokia
- Literature: Jerry W Rudy: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
- More information closer to the course
Courses organized by other departments (optional)
PSYA170 Kognitiivinen psykologia ja kognitiivinen neurotiede (Psychology)
- Lectures (in Finnish), contact Jan Wikgren
PSYS122 Neuropsykologia IIIA (Psychology)
- 4.10. - 13.12.2019. Contact Piia Astikainen
PSYS123 Neuropsykologia IIIB (Psychology, lectures in English)
- 14.1. - 25.2.2020.
YFIS510 Aivotutkimuksen filosofia (Social Sciences and Philosophy)
- Can be done as an essay based on literature package throughout the year. Contact Jussi Saarinen
LBIP002 Hermolihasjärjestelmän kinesiologia (Biology of Physical activity)
- Lectures (in Finnish) from 28.10.2019-10.1.2020, contact Mikko Virmavirta
TIES324 Signal Processing (Information Technology)
CIPA213 Developmental language related disorders (Psychology)
- More information: Paavo Leppänen
MTEM020 Music Therapy in Medicine and as Rehabilitation (Music)
- More information: Esa Ala-Ruona