SOW-DGCN26
Social Neurocognition
Course infoSchedule
Course moduleSOW-DGCN26
Credits (ECTS)6
Category-
Language of instructionEnglish
Offered byRadboud University; Faculty of Social Sciences; Cognitive Neuroscience;
Lecturer(s)
Lecturer
prof. dr. S. Hunnius
Other course modules lecturer
Lecturer
prof. dr. K. Roelofs
Other course modules lecturer
Examiner
prof. dr. I. Toni
Other course modules lecturer
Lecturer
prof. dr. I. Toni
Other course modules lecturer
Contactperson for the course
prof. dr. I. Toni
Other course modules lecturer
Academic year2017
Period
SEM2  (05/02/2018 to 13/07/2018)
Starting block
SEM2
Course mode
full-time
Remarks-
Registration using OSIRISYes
Course open to students from other facultiesNo
Pre-registrationNo
Waiting listNo
Placement procedure-
Aims

This course will provide students with a thorough background in the newly emergent field of social cognitive neuroscience. A broad range of social phenomena will be examined at multiple levels (1) the social level including experience and behaviors (2) the cognitive level which deals with information processing systems and (3) the neural level which deals with brain/neuronal bases of the first two levels.

Content

A wide variety of social psychological phenomenon which have been examined using neuroscience techniques will be discussed. Topics will include emotion, joint action, animal and human communication, and disturbed social functioning in psychiatric disorders. These topics will be discussed at both general and specific (article) levels. Guest speakers at the forefront of specific research topics in social neurocognition will contribute to the course.

Additional comments
COURSE: February 9 – June 29, 2017; Friday 13.45-15.30
LOCATION: t.b.a

Test information
EXAM; Wednesday July 11, 2017; 15.45-17.30
TYPE OF EXAM: written exam
NOTE: enrollment for a course automatically registers you for its exam. If you don't want to do the first exam you have to deregister for the exam in OSIRIS, but do not forget to sign up for the retake in OSIRIS.via STUDENT PORTAL until 5 working days before the start of the course.
This course is for CNS students only. Non-CNS students can contact Ellen Janssen (e.janssen@donders.ru.nl) or Arno Koning ( a.koning@donders.ru.nl).

Contact information
Prof. dr. I. Toni

Required materials
Literature
Literature covers theoretical articles and book chapters as well as reviews and reports of recent empirical studies. Links to papers in electronic format will be available via Blackboard.

Recommended materials
Articles
Heinrichs, M., & Domes, G. (2008). Neuropeptides and social behaviour: effects of oxytocin and vasopressin in humans, Progress in Brain Research, 170, 337-350.
Articles
Sebanz, N., Bekkering, H., & Knoblich, G. (2006). Joint Action: Bodies and minds moving together. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 10, 70-76.
Articles
Singer, T., & Lamm, C. (2009). The Social Neuroscience of Empathy, Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1156, 81-96.
Articles
Tomasello M, Carpenter M, Call J, Behne T, Moll H (2005) Understanding and sharing intentions: the origins of cultural cognition. Behav.Brain Sci. 28:675-691
Articles
Wegner, D. M. (2003). The mind's best trick: How we experience conscious will. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 7(2), 65-69.

Instructional modes
Discussion
Attendance MandatoryYes

General
Grades will be based on class participation, essay quality, and a final written exam with open-ended questions.

Essay
Attendance MandatoryYes

General
Each student is expected to generate a research project related to social neurocognition. The research project should be structured in the form of a grant application, consisting of the identification of a relevant issue, the generation of an experimental design adequate to address the issue, and possibly a discussion on how the empirical results could be informative for understanding the issue.

Lecture
Attendance MandatoryYes

General
Each meeting is organized around a specific topic. Before each meeting, students will become acquainted with the topic at hand by reading one or more relevant articles concerning the topic, as suggested by the lecturer. During each meeting, the lecturer/guest speaker will elaborate on the topic at hand with a lecture, and the students are expected to engage in critical discussion. Grades will be based on class participation, essay quality, and a final written exam with open-ended questions.

Tests
Written exam
Test weight1
OpportunitiesBlock HER, Block SEM2