Event-related potentials (ERPs) are one of the most commonly used noninvasive measures of human brain activity. The Mini ERP Boot Camp is a 3-day training workshop on ERP methods designed for beginning and intermediate level ERP researchers at any career stage who would like to obtain a firm grasp of the fundamentals of ERP research. This workshop will provide a practical introduction to using ERPs to answer questions about sensory, cognitive, affective, and motor processes in basic science and clinical research.

Workshop Topics:
What are ERPs?
Neural Origins of ERPs
Advantages of the ERP Technique
EEG Data Acquisition
Common ERP Components
Overview of Basic Analysis Steps
Design and Interpretation of ERP Experiments

Register at: https://ce-catalog.rutgers.edu/coursedisplay.cfm?schID=75134

Instructor: Emily S. Kappenman
Dr. Emily Kappenman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at San Diego State University. She has over 15 years of experience using EEG/ERPs to study cognition and emotion in typical healthy individuals and people with psychological and psychiatric disorders. Her laboratory is also actively involved in the development and promotion of high-quality EEG/ERP methods in both basic and translational research. Dr. Kappenman is co-director of the yearly NIMH-sponsored ERP Boot Camp 10 day summer workshop, and has also led more than a dozen Mini ERP Boot Camp training workshops at institutions around the world.

Websites:
emilykappenman.org
erpinfo.org