June 16, 2017
Auditorium Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
The Institute for Brain and Behavior Amsterdam (iBBA) of the Vrije Universiteit is organizing its second annual meeting on June 16, 2017 highlighting current topics in cognitive neuroscience.
Presentations will address a variety of topics from ranging from motor control, retinotopic organization of the brain, to how to improve yourself. The conference features two external invited speakers, as well as invited contributions by local researchers.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
We will have a poster session at the beginning of the conference during lunch. We highly encourage students to apply to present. Send the following information in a word document (email attachment to barbara.goudriaan@vu.nl) by may 29, 2017:
First author (Name, affiliation, position)
Additional authors (Names and Affiliations)
Title of poster (up to 20 words)
Abstract (up to 150 words)
Program
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 12.00 | Lunch and Posters | |
| 13.30-13.35 | prof.dr. Jan Theeuwes | Opening by the director of iBBA |
| 13.35-14.05 | dr. Nienke van Atteveldt | Proving or improving yourself: how beliefs and goals influence learning processes |
| 14.05-14.35 | dr. Tomas Knapen | Retinotopic organization of the default mode network |
| 14.35-15.05 | prof.dr. Andreas Daffertshofer | Neural Synchronisation in Motor Control |
| 15.05-15.35 | BREAK | |
| 15.35-16.05 | dr. Kobe Millet | Performance, feedback and self-deception |
| 16.05-16.35 | prof.dr. Birte Forstmann | Towards a mechanistic understanding of the human subcortex |
| 16.35-17.05 | dr. Josh Tybur | What should a psychology of pathogen-avoidance look like? |
| 17.05-18.00 | DRINKS | |
The conference is free of charge but please register here. You can do this through the form below until June 1st.
If you have signed up, but it turns out you cannot make it after all, please let Barbara Goudriaan know by email:
Barbara Goudriaan
b.goudriaan@vu.nl
+31 20 59 88786