Welcome to the course ”From Behavior to Cognition” at the

1. Welcome to the course ”From Behavior to Cognition” at the

2. Maria Levander Assoc professor/specialist in neuropsychology Lic psychologist Lic psychotherapist in CBT/supervisor maria.levander@gmail.com Cellphone 0703 345747

3. Sofia Schilken Administrator Department of Clinical Neuroscience Division of Psychology Visiting adress: Fogdevreten 2 A, Solna Phone: 08-524 824 24 E-mail: sofia.schilken@ki.se

4. Agenda 7/11/2011 schedule oral examinations written individual examination scientific seminar written report/examination questions

5. Written report/examination Focus on an interesting neuro-scientific subject! Find another student who is interested in the same subject no later than the 14 th of november! Follow the guidelines and start writing in good english after receiving an ”ok” by Maria Levander on maria.levander@gmail.com

6. Formal requirements • 6-7 pages + title page and references • font with serifs • ex: Times New Roman • 12 point text with 1.5 line spacing • Paginate!!!

7. Disposition of the report • Title • Summary/Abstract • Introduction with title subdivision of the main text • Discussion • References • Appendix/appendices www.highermedia.com

8. Databases(http://kib.ki.se/databas/) • PubMed • MeSH database • Web of Science • PsycInfo • Cochrane Library • www.scholar.google.com • www.scirus.com • www.f1000biology.com • www.plos.org www.uwlax.edu

9. Databassearch • AND – both terms • OR – any of the terms • NOT – excluding the term • Truncation • * • $ c Harry Bartlett

10. Titlepage KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET Department of Clinical Neuroscience Neuroscience part II Fall 2011 The title is central and must be consice, descriptive and informative Kalle Karlsson and Lisa Larsson

11. Psychoneuroimmunological effects of stress Stress – a riskfactor for detoriation of AIDS?

12. Exemples of titles/subjects • Is cognitive functioning dependent on brain size? • Manifestation of social and emotional difficulties in autism – some examples • ”Tab” instead of ”bat”: a 14 year old boy with acquired language difficulties – a case study • Arguments for learning foreign languages at an early age • Working memory in ADH – a summary of the most recent clinical/research findings • Why humans need olfaction? • Sleep in relation to age • A few comments on drug addiction in relation to neural activity

13. Summary/Abstract • To write the last • Must describe the entire work

14. Introduction • General introduction to the subject/problem/issue • Define the subject/problem more specifically • Define central concepts • write explicitely the issues and objectives Concret questions or hypotheses • Use consistently the same terms

15. Avoid! • Too much background information!!! • Irrelevant information!!! • Repetitions! • Everyday language and ”swinglish”

16. About images and figures • Must give something beyond the text • Place the text below the picture • Indicate the source from which the image/figure/picture is retrieved www.jokechallenge.com Figur 1. Brainvolyme before treatment. (Simpson, 2006)

17. Discussion • Summarize parts of the introduction • Investigate possible mechanisms/explanations • Compare different studies • Convince the reader about your conclusions/ reflections • Give suggestions about further research on the topic

18. Avoid! • Too much speculation! • Too little speculation!! www.osucascades.edu

19. References • Consequent and complete referenceformat • Every reference cited in the text should be listed in the reference list according to relevant format • The reference should be placed at the positions it supports

20. ”ADHD is one the most common neuropsychiatric diagnoses during childhood, but the specific causes are as yet unknown even though genetical and environmental factors are involved (Ax, 2002; Byx, 2003; Cox, 2005; Dix, 2005; Exx, 1994).” ”ADHD is one of the most common psychiatric diagnoses during childhood (Exx, 1994), but the specific causes are as yet unknown (Cox, 2005) even though genetical (Ax, 2002; Dix, 2005) and environmental factors (Byx, 2003) are involved.”

21. References from the internet Refer directly to the specified document DeCaro, S. A. (2003). Classic line illusions and the depth hypothesis. Retrieved 071126 from http://psychology.sdecnet.com/illusion.htm. Make sure the ”webadresses” are working Print document title, date and author, if possible

22. Date for submission of report submission of report by e- mail(maria.levander@gmail.com) no later than 4 th of january 2012 at 12 pm!!!

23. What to do at the seminar in january 2012 Opposition and responding

24. The respondent/writer summarizes the report (approx. 5 min) • The respondent corrects errors of different kinds • The opponent/reader discusses the report with respect to: • Formal aspects • Content aspects • General discussion for all participants

25. To review a report • Correspondence between the title and content? • Informative summary? • Cross-cutting issues: • ”common thread” • Easy to read language? • Formal requirements? www.pasificoaks.edu

26. Apparent purpose? • Answer questions? • Define key concepts? • Based discussion on the introduction? • Speculations (too many/too few) • The reference list (correct?) • Point out the strengths and the possible weaknesses!! Studentaffairs.unc.edu

27. GOOD LUCK!