Prospectus | 08/09 - Psychology and Neuroscience - Maastricht ...

Chapter 4 - Specialization Neuropsychology
Form of Assessment
Group presentation of research proposal
| 466NP Imaging – 2 credits
Coordinator: Vincent van de Ven, Cognitive Neuroscience (FPN), Phone 38 84510,
40 Universiteitssingel East, Room 4.761, E-mail: v.vandeven@psychology.unimaas.nl
Description of the Course
This workshop is intended to provide:
• introductory knowledge of the basic principles underlying the most common imaging
methods
• appreciation of potentialities and limitations of various neuroimaging methods in
studying human brain functions and dysfunctions.
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The investigation of human brain anatomy and functions using a range of imaging
methods represents the most influential development in Psychology in the last years. In
this workshop, essential facts about all major structural and brain mapping techniques,
including Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and SPECT, structural and functional
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) will be reviewed. The focus will be on the
strengths and weaknesses of each of these methods and on the description of relevant
applications in the normal and pathological brain.
Instructional Approach
Lectures, paper discussion, and demonstration visit to the MRI scanner.
Form of Assessment
Written exam with open questions.
| 467NP Psychopharmacology – 1 credit
Coordinator: Wim Riedel, Neuropsychology & Psychopharmacology (FPN), Phone 38 84270,
40 Universiteitssingel East, Room 2.755, E-mail: w.riedel@psychology.unimaas.nl
Description of the Course
The workshop aims to present Psychopharmacology in a broad sense. The
multidisciplinary nature of psychopharmacology encompasses pharmacology,
molecular biology, genetics, physiological psychology, experimental, clinical and
cognitive neuropsychology and biological psychiatry. The emphasis will be on
understanding drug development, drug action, drug research, animal and human
pharmacological models of clinical disorders, experimental / clinical trial design and
the development of biomarkers, real measures and surrogate measures of drug efficacy.
The course will focus on major areas in Psychopharmacology such as Addiction,
Depression, Anxiety, Psychosis and Cognition. These areas will be illuminated form