September 14: CSCA Symposium Brain & Cognition
The official kick-off meeting of the university research priority program Brain and Cognition of the University of Amsterdam is held on September 14, 2010. In a Symposium, research plans will be briefly presented, and there is room for discussion on (the future of) cognition research. Read more...
The official kick-off meeting of the university research priority program Brain and Cognition of the University of Amsterdam is held on September 14, 2010. In a Symposium, research plans will be briefly presented, and there is room for discussion on (the future of) cognition research. Read more...
Summer School on Neuroeconomics: a great success
The CSCA Summer School 2010 ‘Neuroeconomics: An exciting joint venture' was a great success. Approximately 80 young scientists (master as well as PhD students) from many countries (a.o. the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, USA) participated in this interdisciplinary Summer School. Since Neuroeconomics is a relatively new area of research, very few Summer Schools are held on this subject - making this a unique experience for participants and lecturers. Read more...
The CSCA Summer School 2010 ‘Neuroeconomics: An exciting joint venture' was a great success. Approximately 80 young scientists (master as well as PhD students) from many countries (a.o. the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, USA) participated in this interdisciplinary Summer School. Since Neuroeconomics is a relatively new area of research, very few Summer Schools are held on this subject - making this a unique experience for participants and lecturers. Read more...
CSCA Symposium 'Neuroeconomics: An exciting joint venture'
On Friday, June 18, 2010, the CognitiveScience Center Amsterdam of the University of Amsterdam organises a Symposium on Neuroeconomics chaired by visiting professor Ernst Fehr of the University of Zürich. Read more...
CSCA Summer School open for registration
The CSCA Summer School 2010 'Neuroeconomics: An exciting joint venture' is open for registration. International experts in the field of neuroeconomics will come to Amsterdam for an interdisciplinary Summer School for master and PhD students. Read more...
The CSCA Summer School 2010 'Neuroeconomics: An exciting joint venture' is open for registration. International experts in the field of neuroeconomics will come to Amsterdam for an interdisciplinary Summer School for master and PhD students. Read more...
March 17: CSCA lecture by Anne Cutler
On March 17, 2010, Prof. dr. Anne Cutler from Radboud University Nijmegen will give a CSCA lecture on segmenting continuous speech in infants and adults. Read more...
ArchiveOn March 17, 2010, Prof. dr. Anne Cutler from Radboud University Nijmegen will give a CSCA lecture on segmenting continuous speech in infants and adults. Read more...
Social and informal discussion on Interdisciplinary Education and Learning
Edinburgh Interdisciplinary Discussions and Cognito present: FENS Forum of European Neuroscience social and informal discussion on Interdisciplinary Education and Learning. Read more...
Edinburgh Interdisciplinary Discussions and Cognito present: FENS Forum of European Neuroscience social and informal discussion on Interdisciplinary Education and Learning. Read more...
Women's travel awards - Berlin school of Mind and Brain
The Berlin School of Mind and Brain is an international research school, which was founded in 2006 as part of Germany's Excellence Initiative. The School offers a unique three-year interdisciplinary doctoral program in English in the mind and brain sciences. As part of the Berlin School of Mind and Brain's commitment to supporting women in science and the humanities, the School is delighted to announce a limited number of travel awards for female students who are interested in exploring the possibility of doctoral studies at the School. Read more...
The Berlin School of Mind and Brain is an international research school, which was founded in 2006 as part of Germany's Excellence Initiative. The School offers a unique three-year interdisciplinary doctoral program in English in the mind and brain sciences. As part of the Berlin School of Mind and Brain's commitment to supporting women in science and the humanities, the School is delighted to announce a limited number of travel awards for female students who are interested in exploring the possibility of doctoral studies at the School. Read more...
Workshop on Hemispherectomy
The First International Workshop on Hemispherectomy. This workshop will be held in Utrecht at the University Medical Center, The Netherlands this fall, September 30 - October 1 2010. Read more...
The First International Workshop on Hemispherectomy. This workshop will be held in Utrecht at the University Medical Center, The Netherlands this fall, September 30 - October 1 2010. Read more...
HSP and AMS Scholarship to Master Brain and Cognitive Sciences Students
Two students of the master Brain and Cognitive Sciences starting September 2010 have been awarded with a scholarships for their two years studying in Amsterdam. Read more...
"(How) do psychedelics work?"
You are invited you to a lecture organised by Cognito and Stichting Open: "(How) do psychedelics work?"
Neuroscientists dr. Ruud Kortekaas (University Medical Centre Groningen) and dr. Hylke Vervaeke (Free University Amsterdam) give an overview of cutting edge research into psychedelics, focussing on clinical health care, the use of psychedelics in new treatment strategies, and neural mechanisms. Read more...
ArchiveYou are invited you to a lecture organised by Cognito and Stichting Open: "(How) do psychedelics work?"
Neuroscientists dr. Ruud Kortekaas (University Medical Centre Groningen) and dr. Hylke Vervaeke (Free University Amsterdam) give an overview of cutting edge research into psychedelics, focussing on clinical health care, the use of psychedelics in new treatment strategies, and neural mechanisms. Read more...
Young UvA talent receives Heineken Young Scientists Award
CSCA-researcher Paola Escudero was selected as winner of the Heineken Young Scientists Awards by the Dutch Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). In addition to Escudero, four other excellent young scientists received the prize which was awarded for the first time this year. The winners each receive €10,000 and an artwork. Read more...
CSCA-researcher Paola Escudero was selected as winner of the Heineken Young Scientists Awards by the Dutch Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). In addition to Escudero, four other excellent young scientists received the prize which was awarded for the first time this year. The winners each receive €10,000 and an artwork. Read more...
UvA researchers see mental disorder as a network of symptoms
Researchers at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have developed a new explanation for mental disorders such as depression. They interpret a mental disorder as a network of symptoms, rather than a specific biological abnormality. This network approach could offer an explanation for the fact that although mental disorders like depression are to a large extent hereditary, nobody so far has been able to find the 'depression gene'. The findings of the CSCA researchers were published on 30 June 2010 on the Behavioral and Brain Sciences website. Read more...
Researchers at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have developed a new explanation for mental disorders such as depression. They interpret a mental disorder as a network of symptoms, rather than a specific biological abnormality. This network approach could offer an explanation for the fact that although mental disorders like depression are to a large extent hereditary, nobody so far has been able to find the 'depression gene'. The findings of the CSCA researchers were published on 30 June 2010 on the Behavioral and Brain Sciences website. Read more...
Synchronisation of brain structures in storing important information
Two brain structures synchronise their activities when storing valuable information. This synchronisation between the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex may be caused by the chemical dopamine. This is the conclusion of researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the CNRS-Collège de France. The results of their study have been published in the latest edition of the neuroscience journal Neuron Read more...
Two brain structures synchronise their activities when storing valuable information. This synchronisation between the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex may be caused by the chemical dopamine. This is the conclusion of researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the CNRS-Collège de France. The results of their study have been published in the latest edition of the neuroscience journal Neuron Read more...
'Bonding hormone' provokes aggression towards competing out-groups
Researchers at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have discovered a neurobiological cause of intergroup conflict for the first time. They assert that oxytocine, a neuropeptide produced in the brain that functions as hormone and neurotransmitter, leads humans to give preference to their own group and act aggressively towards competing out-groups. This finding qualifies the widespread belief that oxytocin makes people kinder and more altruistic. Their results were published in Science. Read more...
Researchers at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have discovered a neurobiological cause of intergroup conflict for the first time. They assert that oxytocine, a neuropeptide produced in the brain that functions as hormone and neurotransmitter, leads humans to give preference to their own group and act aggressively towards competing out-groups. This finding qualifies the widespread belief that oxytocin makes people kinder and more altruistic. Their results were published in Science. Read more...
Henkjan Honing endowed chair in music cognition
Dr H.J. Honing (1959) has been named professor by special appointment of Music Cognition at the University of Amsterdam's Faculty of Humanities, effective 1 September 2010. The coming three years he will be hold the Hendrik Muller chair, designated on behalf of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences' (KNAW) Academy Chairs in the Humanities Foundation. Read more...
ArchiveDr H.J. Honing (1959) has been named professor by special appointment of Music Cognition at the University of Amsterdam's Faculty of Humanities, effective 1 September 2010. The coming three years he will be hold the Hendrik Muller chair, designated on behalf of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences' (KNAW) Academy Chairs in the Humanities Foundation. Read more...
