PSY4322 – Statistics for cognitive neuroscience

Course content

The course provides you with an overview of statistical methods commonly used in cognitive neuroscience, both for preparing sample sizes, constructing scales, preprocessing neuroimaging data, and analysing results of neuroimaging experiments and observational data, using R and Matlab. The teaching is organized as workshops including both lecturing and tutorials.

Learning outcome

General competence

  • Understanding of the scientific reasoning behind the choice of statistical methods
  • Competence in acquiring programming skills necessary for performing statistics within specific neuroscientific methods modalities (e.g. neuroimaing)
  • Preparedness for preprocessing and analysing electrophysiological and neuroimaging data in the courses Electrophysiology in cognitive neuroscience and Neuroimaging in cognitive neuroscience

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Bachelor in psychology with focus on cognitive neuroscience

Teaching

6 workshops, each consisting of 2h lecture and 2h hands-on seminar.

Examination

4 hour written exam.

Examination support material

No examination support material is allowed

Language of examination

The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about?the grading system.

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Facts about this course

Level
Master
Credits
5
Teaching
Autumn
Teaching language
English