Informations du cours

This lecture offers an immersive academic exploration of affective and decision-making neuroscience. Engage with leading-edge research, methodologies, and insights to understand how our brain orchestrates emotions, influences decisions, and shapes social interactions. Drawing from a wealth of knowledge spanning animal studies, human research, and clinical investigations, this series presents an overview of the current research and state of the art.

The lecture series is based on the two textbooks "Social and Affective Neuroscience of Everyday Human Interaction" by Boggio et al. (open access, electronic version freely available) and “Decision Neuroscience – An Integrative Perspective” by Dreher et al.

Topics covered in the lecture series include:

• Neuroscientific methods used to investigate and influence affective and decision-making neuroscience: from molecular imaging to transcranial magnetic stimulation
• The brain circuits of emotion and decision-making: from the amygdala to the prefrontal cortex
• Neurotransmitter systems, like the dopamine, opioid, and serotonin systems
• Reward-, aversion-, and hedonistic processing, goal-directed action, impulse control, and risk-taking
• Evolutionary aspects and phylogenetic heritage of social and emotional neuroscience
• Social neuroscience in non-human primates and other animals
• Neuroscience of salience, aesthetic perception, value judgment, trust, and morality
• Mirror neurons and empathy
• Sex differences in social cognition
• Decision-making under stress or clinically relevant conditions

The lecture series will culminate in a comprehensive written exam to assess participants’ mastery of the subject matter.