Universität Wien

200083 SE Advanced Seminar: Mind and Brain (2024S)

Introduction to environmental and climate change neuroscience

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 20 - Psychologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Vertiefungsseminare können nur fürs Pflichtmodul B verwendet werden! Eine Verwendung fürs Modul A4 Freie Fächer ist nicht möglich.
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 11.04. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Thursday 18.04. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Thursday 02.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Thursday 16.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Thursday 23.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Thursday 06.06. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A
  • Thursday 13.06. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum Psychologie NIG 6.OG A0621A

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aim of this course is to provide insight into environmental and climate change neuroscience through active engagement with scientific literature. It will provide students with an appreciation for the reciprocal relationships between a changing environment and the human brain/well-being.
In addition, students will learn how to critically assess and evaluate scientific publications.

During the preparatory sessions, we will have an interactive discussion about climate change, its consequences, and relevant literature. We will also discuss the best practices on how to read, critically evaluate, and present scientific articles. Students will also be divided into small groups
and given their course assignments.

During the block dates, student groups will present a relevant paper (chosen from a list or proposed by the group). Other teams of students will be responsible for curating relevant questions, and critically assessing the presented article. As a class, we will finish with an interactive discussion about the topics presented that day. The course will conclude with a wrap-up session where we will discuss the course and reflect on
the things learned.

This course will be taught in English. To note, some classes may be taught virtually.

Assessment and permitted materials

-Group presentations (50%, you will be evaluated individually, and as a group)
-Participation (40%; this includes the quality of questions and critical assessment of the other
groups)
-Attendance (10%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

1 (very good): 84-100%2 (good): 75-83%3 (satisfactory): 64-74%4 (sufficient): 51-63%5 (not
sufficient): 0-50%

Examination topics

Reading list

A full list of the required reading literature can be found on the course Moodle. Examples include:
Sawe, N., & Chawla, K. (2021). Environmental neuroeconomics: how neuroscience can inform our understanding of human responses to climate change. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 42, 147–154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2021.08.002
Berman, M. G., Kardan, O., Kotabe, H. P., Nusbaum, H. C., & London, S. E. (2019). The promise of environmental neuroscience. Nature Human Behaviour, 3, 414–417. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0577-7
Wang, S., & van den Berg, B. (2021). Neuroscience and climate change: How brain recordings can help us understand human responses to climate change. Current Opinion in Psychology, 42, 126–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.06.023
Berman, M. G., Stier, A. J., & Akcelik, G. N. (2019). Environmental neuroscience. American Psychologist, 74(9), 1039–1052. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000583

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Tu 14.05.2024 10:06