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CSCA Summer School 'Neuroeconomics: An exciting joint venture' now open for registation

How does the brain produce behavior? And what has economics to do with it? Why do brain scientists need economists and why do economists need brains? What are the promises and limitations of neuroeconomics? In this Summer School (June 7-18, 2010) neuroscientists, biologists, psychologists and economists are exploring new approaches to improve our understanding of behavior.

CSCA registration form Summer School/Workshop/Symposium 2010

All registrations must be completed through the online registration form.

CSCA-lecture: The continuity of speech, and the continuous development of listeners' ability to deal with it

On March 17, 2010, the Cognitive Science Center Amsterdam (CSCA) presents the lecture of Prof. dr. Anne Cutler (professor Comparative Psycholinguistics at Radboud University Nijmegen).

Music Cognition, elective of the Research Master Brain and Cognitive Sciences

In this course recent developments in the research field of music cognition will be discussed like ‘the origins of music’ and ‘the similarities and differences between music and language’. This course is also for other students then Brain and Cognitive Sciences students.

Honours programmes VU and UvA

Both VU University Amsterdam (VU) and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) offer an Honours programme for talented and motivated bachelor students of the VU and UvA.

Yes We Can! The American Dream in the 21st Century

This lecture series examines how the United States creates an identity for all its citizens of various backgrounds, how American society flourishes despite the tension between idealism about that identity and harsh reality, and how the United States can be a source of inspiration and of disappointment for citizens of other countries.

dinsdag 9 februari - dinsdag 18 mei 2010

Water! Governance of Aquatic Resources and Environments

This interdisciplinary lecture series, which is co-organized by the VU University Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam, deals with the governance of aquatic resources and environments, in a North-South perspective. What can the Netherlands, for example, learn from Bangladesh? And vice versa?

Monday, 1 February - Wednesday, 24 March 2010

Soliya: Conflict and dialogue between the West and the Islamic world - enrollment is closed

Soliya's Connect Program offers students from Europe, the United States and the Middle East a unique opportunity to research and discuss the differences and similarities between their worlds.

Watermanagement

With Holland being a delta area, the Dutch have always lived with water. In this course, water will be followed from its source (the mountains in Mid-Europe) to its outflow to the North Sea and the Wadden Sea. We will investigate to what extent the quantity and quality of water can be managed.

donderdag 1 april - woensdag 30 juni 2010

Minor Governance of Aquatic Resources and Environments

Water is crucial for human life on this planet. We rely strongly on water resources for daily needs such as drinking and bathing, as well as for growing the food we eat. Water also plays an essential role in the transportation of goods and in recreation. But when the sea turns stormy, or when the rains fail, appreciation turns into fear.

Master Brain and Cognitive sciences

This master’s programme is unique in its interdisciplinary perspective on cognitive science.