welcome to the course ”from behavior to cognition” at the
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Welcome to the course ”From Behavior to Cognition” at the . Maria Levander Assoc professor/specialist in neuropsychology Lic psychologist Lic psychotherapist in CBT/supervisor [email protected] Cellphone 0703 345747. Sofia Schilken Administrator Department of Clinical Neuroscience - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to the course ”From Behavior to Cognition” at the
Maria Levander
Assoc professor/specialist in neuropsychologyLic psychologist
Lic psychotherapist in CBT/supervisor
[email protected] 0703 345747
Sofia SchilkenAdministrator
Department of Clinical NeuroscienceDivision of Psychology
Visiting adress: Fogdevreten 2 A, Solna
Phone: 08-524 824 24E-mail: [email protected]
Agenda 7/11/2011
schedule oral examinations written individual examination scientific seminar written report/examinationquestions
Written report/examination
Focus on an interesting neuro-scientific subject!
Find another student who is interested in the same subject no later than the 14 th of november!
Follow the guidelines and start writing in good english after receiving an ”ok” by Maria Levander on [email protected]
Formal requirements
6-7 pages + title page and references
12 point text with 1.5 line spacing
font with serifs
ex: Times New Roman
Paginate!!!
Disposition of the report
Title Summary/Abstract Introduction with title subdivision of the main text Discussion References Appendix/appendices
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Databases(http://kib.ki.se/databas/)
PubMedMeSH database
Web of Science PsycInfo Cochrane Library www.scholar.google.com www.scirus.com www.f1000biology.com www.plos.org
www.uwlax.edu
Databassearch
AND – both terms OR – any of the terms NOT – excluding the term Truncation
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Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Neuroscience part II
Fall 2011
The title is central and must be consice, descriptive and informative
Kalle Karlsson and Lisa Larsson
Titlepage
Psychoneuroimmunological effects of stress
Stress – a riskfactor for detoriation of AIDS?
Exemples of titles/subjects
Is cognitive functioning dependent on brain size? Manifestation of social and emotional difficulties in autism –
some examples ”Tab” instead of ”bat”: a 14 year old boy with acquired language
difficulties – a case study Arguments for learning foreign languages at an early age Working memory in ADH – a summary of the most recent
clinical/research findings Why humans need olfaction? Sleep in relation to age A few comments on drug addiction in relation to neural activity
Summary/Abstract
To write the last
Must describe the entire work
Introduction General introduction to the subject/problem/issue
Define the subject/problem more specifically
write explicitely the issues and objectives
Concret questions or hypotheses
Use consistently the same terms
Define central concepts
Avoid!
Too much background information!!!
Irrelevant information!!!
Repetitions!
Everyday language and ”swinglish”
About images and figures
Must give something beyond the text
Place the text below the picture
Indicate the source from which the image/figure/picture is retrieved
Figur 1. Brainvolyme before treatment.
(Simpson, 2006)
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Discussion Summarize parts of the introduction Investigate possible mechanisms/explanations
Compare different studies
Convince the reader about your conclusions/ reflections
Give suggestions about further research on the topic
Avoid!
Too much speculation!
Too little speculation!!
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References
Every reference cited in the text should be listed in the reference list according to relevant format
Consequent and complete referenceformat
The reference should be placed at the positions it supports
”ADHD is one the most common neuropsychiatric diagnoses during childhood, but the specific causes are as yet unknown even though genetical and environmental factors are involved (Ax, 2002; Byx, 2003; Cox, 2005; Dix, 2005; Exx, 1994).”
”ADHD is one of the most common psychiatric diagnoses during childhood (Exx, 1994), but the specific causes are as yet unknown (Cox, 2005) even though genetical (Ax, 2002; Dix, 2005) and environmental factors (Byx, 2003) are involved.”
References from the internet
Refer directly to the specified document
DeCaro, S. A. (2003). Classic line illusions and the depth hypothesis. Retrieved 071126 from http://psychology.sdecnet.com/illusion.htm.
Make sure the ”webadresses” are working
Print document title, date and author, if possible
SUBMISSION OF REPORT BY E- MAIL ([email protected]) NO LATER THAN
4 TH OF JANUARY 2012 AT 12 PM!!!
Date for submission of report
What to do at the seminar in january 2012
Opposition and responding
The respondent/writer summarizes the report (approx. 5 min) The respondent corrects errors of different kinds The opponent/reader discusses the report with respect to:
Formal aspectsContent aspectsGeneral discussion for all participants
To review a report Correspondence between the title and content?
Informative summary?
Cross-cutting issues:”common thread”Easy to read language?Formal requirements?
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Apparent purpose?Answer questions?Define key concepts?Based discussion on the introduction?Speculations (too many/too few)
The reference list (correct?)
Point out the strengths and the possible weaknesses!!
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GOOD LUCK!GOOD LUCK!