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Last night’s Panorama programme was a fascinating insight into research by Professor Owen, a British neuroscientist, with uncommunicative, severely brain-injured patients in Britain and Canada.
For the first time, patients in persistently vegetative states have been able to give answers clinically relevant to their care. It was fascinating and really moving programme, showing that some patients can answer yes/no questions by imagining particular scenarios – such as playing tennis. This thought process stimulates certain brain activity which can be detected and analysed in scans.
For more information, here’s the bbc news link, which includes details about the research. And the iPlayer link
Tickets still available for the exciting conference in March with …
PROF ELIZABETH LOFTUS (and also PROF DAVID WILSON) March 19 or March 20 (nearly sold out). Make your reservations now, no deposit required, pay February 1st. Full details here
Also – there is a CPD EVENT with Prof Loftus, see here
And finally, there is still time to fix up a trip for the wildly popular ‘SCIENCE & PSEUDOSCIENCE‘ Bristol (Nov 12), Nottingham (Nov 13), Manchester (Nov 14), Edinburgh (Nov 19) and London (Nov 20)
Another fantastic ATP conference was enjoyed by all at Aston University this year – a big thanks to the hard-working team of organisers and congratulations again to all involved with ATP on celebrating the 30th anniversary of providing top-notch support for Psychology teachers.
It was a real pleasure to meet so many enthusiastic teachers, tutors and lecturers. We were rushed off our feet but managed to find the time to take a few snaps over the weekend – please click the link below to take a look at our photos. We look forward to seeing you again next year when the ATP Conference will be held at Keele University.
For those of you who missed Cara’s presentation on covering research methods content practically and effectively at the ATP conference a couple of weeks ago, or would simply like to see it again, please click on the link above.
We’ve been celebrating the recent release of the 3rd edition of the AS AQA Complete Companions Student Book written by Mike Cardwell and Cara Flanagan, and The Research Methods Companion written by Cara Flanagan.
Mike Cardwell
The 3rd edition of the A2 Exam Companion is out already and will be followed by the A2 Student Book mid July, and the AS Exam Companion and the AS and A2 Mini Companions in the Autumn.
Cara Flanagan
Watch our short film clip below to hear more about the new publishing.
Click on the screen to watch clip
To find out more or to place an order for any of the Complete Companions resources, please email me at claire.beatt@oup.com.
Some recent research reported here suggests the fMRI studies may present a misleading picture of brain activity. Such studies are used to provide evidence that certain areas of the brain are active when a person is engaged in a target task. However the new research has demonstrated that, while certain areas may be especially active, it isn’tt a question of them being the only active areas – they are simply more active than the rest of the brain. This means that conclusions that link a specific area of the brain to a specific behaviour may be unjustified, because many other areas are also involved.
I’ve just heard that there are some Limited Edition AQA Complete Companion Revision Packs for AS Psychology coming out later this month, I thought I’d let you all know so you can snap them up! The pack is £15.00 and will include a copy of the AS Exam Companion and the AS Mini Companion (a saving of approx. £6.00 if the books are purchased individually). If you’d like me to order you some before they are relased please email me at claire.beatt@oup.com - alternatively they will be available on Amazon (ISBN 978 019 912996 6).
Find out more about a weekend in Berlin
for teacher INSET.
New for 2012
The Research Methods Companion for EVERY exam board This practical activity-based textbook is designed to boost students’ confidence and provide skills, knowledge and understanding needed to get to grips with the research methods in of A Level Psychology.
The AQA AS Audio Companion These easy-to-listen-to revision files provide coverage of every AQA AS topic to reinforce learning and improve exam performance.
The AQA A2 Exam Companion The ultimate revision book! Includes practice questions, model answers and examiner commentaries to help students turn their understanding into even better exam performance.
We’re really excited about the brand new resources we’re working on for next spring. You can click on the links above to find out more or order your inspection/firm copies by emailing me at claire.beatt@oup.com