270050 The neurobiology and neuropsychology of amnestic disorders (BS) (SoSe 2014)

The seminar will enable students to deepen and broaden their knowledge in the area of amnesic disorders through exposure to both seminal, core articles in the field and cutting-edge material as well as critical discussions.

A preliminary meeting (Vorbesprechung) is tentatively scheduled to take place on April 29, 2014 for distribution of seminar topics. Please check ekvv or contact Mrs. Claudia Hänig at claudia.haenig@uni-bielefeld.de to find out exact details about the schedule and room location of the preliminary meeting (Vorbesprechung).
Participation to this preliminary meeting is strongly encouraged. If you cannot attend this preliminary meeting, please make sure to inform in advance the leader of the seminar or Mrs. Claudia Hänig at claudia.haenig@uni-bielefeld.de .

Requirements for participation, required level

This seminar is primarily offered to students of Psychology/Bachelor.
Knowledge about the basics of neuroanatomy, learning and memory, neuropsychological methods and experimental methods is desired (see Pritzel, M., Brand, M. & Markowitsch, H.J. (2003). Gehirn und Verhalten. Heidelberg: Spektrum Akad. Verlagsanstalt ).The seminar will be held in English and is limited to 30 participants.

Bibliography

Selected Basic Literature:
1. Markowitsch, H. J., & Staniloiu, A. (2012). Amnesic disorders. The Lancet, 380(9851), 1429–1440.
2. Markowitsch, H.J. (2008). Anterograde amnesia. In G. Goldenberg & B. L. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of clinical neurology (3rd Series, Vol. 88: Neuropsychology and behavioral neurology) (pp. 155-183). New York: Elsevier.
3. Markowitsch, H.J. (1990). Memory disorders: The transient amnesias. In H.J. Markowitsch (Ed.), Transient global amnesia and related disorders (pp. 1-3). Toronto: Hogrefe & Huber Publs.
4. Markowitsch, H.J. (1990). Transient psychogenic amnesic states. In H.J. Markowitsch (Ed.), Transient global amnesia and related disorders (pp. 181-190). Toronto: Hogrefe & Huber Publs.
5. Markowitsch, H. J. & Staniloiu, A. (2011). Amygdala in action: Relaying biological and social significance to autobiographic memory. Neuropsychologia, 49, 718-733.
6. Staniloiu A, Borsutzky S, Woermann FG, Markowitsch HJ. Social cognition in a case of amnesia with neurodevelopmental mechanisms. Frontiers in Psychology. 2013;4:342.