Brain, Consciousness and Society

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Brain, Consciousness and Society
Leerdoelen	After this course students can - reflect on the interplay between neurology, individual and society. - reflect upon both historical and recent findings from the neurosciences. - communicate their conclusions, and the knowledge and rationale underpinning these, to their teachers and peer-students clearly and unambiguously
Omschrijving	This course deals with findings from psychological, psychiatric or neurological research and their reception, both in personal lives and society at large. Some of the topics treated are the contested association between Asperger’s Syndrome and specific types of delinquency, the relation between rationality and emotions, the controversies on the proper interpretation of dreams and dreaming, the myth of total recall, and the philosophical and moral consequences of modern neuroscientific research.
Uren per week	variabel
Onderwijsvorm	practicum
Toetsvorm	schriftelijk tentamen (essay) (Open book exam)
Vaksoort	master
Docent(en)	prof. dr. D. Draaisma , guest lecturers
Entreevoorwaarden
Opmerkingen
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Course units for exchange students MSc level - Autumn semester (Sep-Jan) - semester I b keuze PS Ma psychologie (EN)  (Ma psychologie (Reflecting on Psychology ) ) 1 semester I b keuze F