Embodied Cognitive Neuroscience

  • Teaching

    Details

    Faculty Faculty of Humanities
    Domain Psychology
    Code UE-L25.02184
    Languages English
    Type of lesson Cours bloc
    Level Master
    Semester AS-2026

    Schedules and rooms

    Summary schedule This course is given in block format. Please consult the exact dates under the "Dates and Rooms" tab.

    Teaching

    Responsibles
    • Korb Sebastian
    Teachers
    • Korb Sebastian
    Description

    This intensive two-day course introduces master’s students in psychology to the principles and empirical foundations of embodied cognitive neuroscience. The course explores how cognitive processes are deeply rooted in the body’s interactions with the world, focusing on the neural systems that support perception, action, and social understanding. Through a combination of lectures, discussions, and interactive activities, students will examine how the brain integrates sensory, motor, somatosensory and interoceptive information to construct meaningful experiences of self and others.

    Core topics include the neural basis of face and body perception, the mirror neuron system, the neural mechanisms underlying empathy, and the role of the insular cortex in interoception. Emphasis is placed on linking neural mechanisms to behavior, cognition, and social functioning, as well as critically evaluating current research in the field.
    Comments

    Exam: Multiple choice exam (30 questions, in presence)
    Softskills No
    Available online No
    Off field No
    BeNeFri No
    Mobility Yes
    UniPop No
  • Dates and rooms
    Date Hour Type of lesson Place
    02.10.2026 09:15 - 17:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130
    03.10.2026 09:15 - 17:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130
  • Assessments methods

    Exam - AS-2026, Session d'hiver 2027

    Date 10.02.2027 11:00 - 12:00
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    Exam - SS-2027, Session d'été 2027

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    Exam - SS-2027, Autumn Session 2027

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    Exam - AS-2027, Session d'hiver 2028

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  • Assignment
    Valid for the following curricula:
    Cognitive Neuroscience 30 [MA]
    Version: SA25_MA_PS_en_v01
    Approfondissements thématiques en neurosciences cognitives
    Education / Psychology 30 [MA]
    Version: SA15_MA_P2_fr_v01_transition
    Psychologie [MP-F]
    Education / Psychology 30 [MA]
    Version: SA25_MA_minor_fr_v01
    Thématiques en psychologie
    Education / Psychology 90 [MA]
    Version: SA25_MA_PA_fr_v01_transition
    Thématiques en psychologie II
    Education / Psychology 90 [MA]
    Version: SA25_MA_major_fr_v01
    Thématiques en psychologie II
    Psychology 30 [MA]
    Version: SA22_MA_PS_fr_de_bil_v01
    Option Developmental & School Psychology > Méthodes en neurosciences cognitives
    Option Clinical Neuroscience > Méthodes en neurosciences cognitives
    Option Work & Organisational Psychology > Méthodes en neurosciences cognitives
    Option Clinical Psychology & Health Psychology > 1 module à choix > Méthodes en neurosciences cognitives
    Psychology 30 [MA]
    Version: SA21_MA_PS_fr_de_bil_v01
    Option Developmental & School Psychology > Méthodes en neurosciences cognitives
    Option Clinical Neuroscience > Méthodes en neurosciences cognitives
    Option Clinical Psychology & Health Psychology > 1 module à choix > Méthodes en neurosciences cognitives
    Option Work & Organisational Psychology > Méthodes en neurosciences cognitives
    Psychology 90 [MA]
    Version: SA21_MA_PA_fr_de_bil_v01
    Options > Cognitive Neuroscience > Méthodes en neurosciences cognitives
    Psychology 90 [MA]
    Version: SA22_MA_PA_fr_de_bil_v01
    Options > Cognitive Neuroscience > Méthodes en neurosciences cognitives