You mention that the programme replaces the former MSc in Cognitive Neuropsychology. What has changed?
The programme content has remained much the same. Both programmes teach students about the relationship between the mind and the brain. The old programme focused on what could be learned from brain-damaged patients. Over the years, techniques have developed to look at the brain in healthy individuals. The new programme embraces these developments, and incorporates up-to-date insights into different functional neuroimaging techniques (e.g. fMRI, EEG, MEG, TMS, tDCS). Brain-damaged patients are nowadays one way to study cognitive neuroscience. Note that the programme still incorporates neuropsychology. For example, students will receive case demonstrations of brain-damaged patients, and data from patients will be discussed when describing the current state of knowledge in cognitive neuroscience. The structure of the programme has also been changed to adhere to current teaching guidelines.
