Module PY4840-KP07

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each summer semester

Credit points

7

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master Psychology - Cognitive Systems 2027, compulsory, psychology
• Master Psychology - Cognitive Systems 2022, compulsory, psychology

Classes and lectures:

• Neuronale und psychologische Grundlagen des gesunden und pathologischen Alterns (Seminar) (seminar, 2 SWS)
• Neuronale und psychologische Grundlagen des gesunden und pathologischen Alterns (Vorlesung) (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 150 hours private studies
• 60 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• Neural and cognitive basics underlying healthy and pathological aging
• Current and advanced methods in aging research: research designs, experiments, imaging methods (e.g. EEG, fMRI)
• Neural and cognitive changes of healthy aging: neurodegeneration, plasticity, learning and memory
• Neural and cognitive changes of pathological aging: MCI, dementia, Parkinson’s disease
• Applications: prevention, cognitive trainings, lifelong learning

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students possess knowledge regarding neural and cognitive changes in healthy and pathological aging processes and are able to critically reflect on them.
• They will be able to research original literature in order to present, assess and critically discuss it within a group.
• You are able to summarize knowledge you have acquired independently in a poster, a scientific text, and a presentation.

Grading through:

• written exam

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Nico Bunzeck

Teacher:

• Department of Psychology
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Nico Bunzeck

Literature:

• Current original literature will be announced at the event :

Language:

• offered only in German

Notes:

Last Updated:

13.11.2025