Събития

Корпус 1, зала 411
Събитието ще се проведе на английски език

Организатор:
департамент „Когнитивна наука и психология“


Лектор:
Marina Palazova (Department of General and Neurocognitive Psychology at the International Psychoanalytic University (IPU) Berlin)

Модератор:
гл. ас. д-р Иво Попиванов

Участници:
Преподаватели и студенти от департамент „Когнитивна наука и психология“, алумни и гости на НБУ

This workshop introduces participants to the use of electroencephalography (EEG) and event-related potentials (ERPs) method, specifically, as a powerful tool for understanding how the brain processes emotional information within milliseconds. The first part of the workshop provides a conceptual overview of ERPs in affective neuroscience, highlighting how specific ERP components reveal the brain´s rapid responses to emotional stimuli. We will connect these findings to influential theoretical models of emotion, demonstrating how ERPs contribute uniquely to our understanding of the temporal unfolding of affective experiences.

The second part of the workshop is dedicated to practice in the EEG laboratory, focusing on the methodological and technical aspects of working with EEG and ERPs. Participants will gain insight into laboratory setup, the structure of a typical EEG acquisition session, and the rationale behind the main steps of EEG data preprocessing. Emphasis will be placed on the practical procedures required to extract clear ERP signals from raw EEG recordings, equipping participants with a roadmap from data acquisition to analysis.

Finally, in a hands-on session, a limited group of participants (maximum 10) will have the opportunity to apply preprocessing and analysis steps using Brain Vision Analyzer software. This practical experience will consolidate the conceptual and methodological knowledge gained in the earlier parts of the workshop.

The workshop is suitable for anyone interested in the ERP method, with particular relevance for students in cognitive psychology, cognitive science, and cognitive and affective neuroscience. No prior experience with the EEG/ ERP is required for any workshop parts. A strong interest in applying the ERP method scientifically, e.g. in a bachelor´s or a master´s thesis, and participation in part I and II of the workshop will be a prerequisite to participate in the hands-on session.

Important note: The first two parts will be open for all interested participants (up to 40). Due to limited number of places, the third part (hand-on session) will be restricted to only 10 shortlisted participants with high interest in electrophysiological research.

Marina Palazova

Dr. Marina Palazova is a Research Associate in the Department of General and Neurocognitive Psychology at the International Psychoanalytic University (IPU) Berlin. She began her academic career at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, where she earned her diploma in psychology with a thesis on temporal attention and sensorimotor behavior. During her doctoral studies, she deepened her interest in the temporal dynamics of psychological functions by applying event-related potential (ERP) methods derived from EEG. Her dissertation further advanced into psycholinguistics, examining emotional word processing to trace the temporal dynamics of emotional valence in lexico-semantic access.

Building on this foundation, Dr. Palazova’s current work focuses on the neural mechanisms of emotion processing in more complex and ecologically valid contexts. She investigates the perception of dynamic and multimodal emotional stimuli, and emotions in oneself and others. At present, she examines how attachment styles and personality traits contribute to individual differences in neural reactivity to emotions. By combining cognitive neuroscience and psychophysiology, her research provides new insights into the temporal and functional architecture of emotion processing in the human brain.