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Research
Seminar on Mind and Brain. Participants will also participate in
research seminar on mind and brain, comparable in format and content to
what is offered in a graduate-level seminar. The seminar will be team
taught by participating faculty, with each faculty member assigning
readings, reviewing key concepts and methodological issues, and leading
discussion in their own area of expertise.
Professional
Development Seminar.
A weekly seminar will also be held with a focus
on the research process as well as career and professional development.
Planned topics include:
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Practical elements in
conducting research
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Use of special tools
and technologies for research
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Ethics in psychological
research
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Oral and poster
presentation skills
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Graduate study
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Resume/vitae construction
Workshops. An important goal of the program is to
provide participants with knowledge and experience in the use of
state-of-the-art technology for conducting research and give them access
to equipment that is not available at their home institutions. Toward
this goal, several half-day workshops are planned. Although the schedule
of workshops has not yet been finalized, we currently plan to run
workshops on the following topics:
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Use of
EEG equipment for the study of the electrophysiology of perception and
cognition
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Use of an
eyetracking device for the study of visual perception and attention
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Use of a
research-grade driving simulator for the study of the perception and
cognition of driving
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Use of
E-prime software for experiment construction
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Use of
SPSS for statistical analysis
Site
Visit. In
partnership with collaborators at the University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center, we are also planning a site visit in which experts will
run mini-workshops on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and
magnetoencephalography (MEG) in their facility down in Denver (about one
hour from our location).
Optional Course on Mind, Brain, and Behavior. Students will also be
given the option of completing one of our regular course offerings, a
course entitled Mind, Brain, and Behavior. This is a sophomore-level survey
course that covers the literatures on perception and cognition using
behavioral and physiological approaches. Those REU students wishing to
take the course will not be charged any tuition or fees, and may complete
the course as a guest or for course credit. This option is primarily for
students who do not have such a course available to them at their home
institution, have not yet taken such a course, or otherwise feel they
would benefit from taking the course from our faculty.
Symposium.
The capstone experience of the Summer Program will be a research
symposium held at the end of the nine-week session. All students in the
program will present a poster during a poster session attended by faculty
mentors and graduate students. The symposium will also feature a
keynote address delivered by a prominent scientist who studies the mind
and brain. The session will conclude with a banquet in which students
receive awards and certificates of completion.
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