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Brain's decision network sensitive to prior knowledge
Research conducted by neuroscientists at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has revealed that the frontoparietal network in the brain (an area used when making decisions) is involved in the processing of prior knowledge. The findings appeared in the Journal of Neuroscience on 15 Feburary 2012.
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CSCA Symposium 'Emotional Memory'
The CSCA Symposium on Emotional Memory will be held on June 28 and 29, 2012. This Symposium can be attended separately from the CSCA Summer School on the same topic.
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Thursday 28 June
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9:00
- Friday, 29 June 2012
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18:00
Sleep deprivation alters brain structure
Chronic sleep restriction causes a decrease in hippocampal volume in adolescent rats, which is not explained by changes in glucocorticoid levels or neurogenesis.
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Use of antidepressants during pregnancy causes structural changes in the brain of the unborn child
The use of certain antidepressants by pregnant women influences the development of the brain of their foetus, according to researchers of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The results of their research was published in 'Neuropharmacology'.
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Henkjan Honing appointed professor of Cognitive and Computational Musicology
Henkjan Honing has been appointed professor of Cognitive and Computational Musicology at the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Science.
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NET-symposium (Netwerk Eerste Taalverwerving)
A symposium on first language acquisition. The Amsterdam Centre for Language and Communication welcomes students (BA & MA), PhD candidates, post-docs, senior researchers and others to participate.
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Friday 9 March 2012
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9:30 - 18:00
Amsterdam Brain Connectivity Conference
What are the strengths and limitations of different functional connectivity methods? Our speakers will analyze the same dataset using different techniques and present their results to answer this question.
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Thursday 19 April
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9:00
- Friday, 20 April 2012
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18:00
Succesful Summer School Impulsivity and Inhibition
The CSCA Summer School 2011 'To head or to heed? Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to Impulsivity and the Inhibition of Thought and Action' was a great success. During this Summer School, master and PhD students were taught about various aspects of impulsivity and inhibition research.
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Recently published: MindOpen 8
MindOpen number 8 - autumn 2011. Digizine on Psychology.