 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Training Program
Overview
Expectations
Applying
Evaluation
Financial details
Faculty
Trainees
Reading Groups
Interdisciplinary Training Program in Cognitive Science
Reading Groups
The CCS training program provides a broad range of journal clubs and graduate seminars in the areas of Affective Neuroscience, Learning & Memory, and Perception & Action. Current trainees are required to attend at least one of these groups each semester. The following list for Fall 2007 will be updated as new groups are identified.
Reading groups in Affective Neuroscience
Affective Neuroscience Group
This group of faculty and students meets once a month to discuss papers and research in the broad field of the biology of emotion.
jgewirtz@umn.edu
Megan Gunnar's Developmental Psychobiology Lab Meetings
gunnar@umn.edu
Tuesdays, 12:00-1:00 p.m., Rm 172 Child Development.
This group reads papers on stress neurobiology and development and has students present their own research.
Jonathan Gewirtz's Lab Meetings.
jgewirtz@umn.edu
Thursdays, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
This group discusses topics relevant to the biology of negative emotionality.
Cheryl Olman/MRI Users Groups
caolman@umn.edu
Second Thursday of each month, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Elliott Hall 204
Discussing CMRR/3T business and research, and eat pizza.
Chris Patrick's Emotion Science Lab meetings.
cpatrick@umn.edu
Fridays, 1:30-3 pm, Elliott Hall N631 .
The focus of the meeting is on presentation and discussion of findings from research investigations of emotion, cognitive processing, and physiological (including brain response) measurement, with applications to personality and mental disorders such as psychopathy, antisocial personality, alcohol/drug abuse, and fear/anxiety disorders.
Bruce Cuthbert's Lab Meetings.
cuthbert@umn.edu
Mondays, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Elliott Hall N450
This group discusses topics relevant to anxiety and other affective disorders. Articles are sometimes discussed.
Reading groups in Perception & Action
Daniel Kersten's lab meetings
kersten@umn.edu
Wednesdays from 2:30 to 4:00 pm. Elliott Hall S60.
This group studies brain imaging, behavioral, and theoretical approaches to understanding human visual perception.