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Is Emotional Memory Special?

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CE Hours: 2
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Course Fee: $19.95
Access: Course is available for 30 days after registration

Series Description: Psy.D. Colloquia

The Psy.D. Colloquium series from the School of Psychology and Counseling's Doctorate Psychology colloquia events provides a selection of courses from outstanding professionals and scientists in psychology and related fields. Speakers in these courses have addressed a wide range of topics, from marital work with difficult couples to evolving roles for psychology in health care.

Course Description:

In her presentation “Is Emotional Memory Special,” Dr. Suzanne Corkin discusses emotional memory and its significance, citing several relevant research findings.  She explains the major brain networks and the brain areas involved in emotional memory, along with its underlying cognitive processes (e.g., encoding mechanisms, enhancement effects). Presented in streamed Flash video.

Learning Objectives:

This course is designed to help you:

1. Explain emotional memory enhancement.
2. Recognize the differences between cognitive and neural processes that support emotional memory and those that support non-emotional memory.
3. Discuss the two brain networks for emotional memory.
4. Define valence and arousal. 
5. List which mechanisms impair effective learning.

Instructor:

Researcher, author and journal contributor, Dr. Suzanne Corkin, hails to us from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Fields of interest include: Biological bases of human memory systems; Aging, Sensory Functions; Natural history and pathophysiology of degenerative disorders; and Structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Dr. Corkin and her colleagues investigate the cognitive and neural processes that support working memory (online storage and retrieval of information) and long-term memory (offline storage and retrieval of information). The participants in their lab research are healthy young adults (MIT students), healthy older adults, and patients with neurological diseases (amnesia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases). The research methods include behavioral testing to document memory performance, structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to document brain anatomy, and functional MRI to document brain physiology.

Professional and Continuing Education CE Hours:

Psychologists: Regent University's School of Psychology and Counseling Professional and Continuing Education Program is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The School of Psychology and Counseling's Professional and Continuing Education Program maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

Regent University School of Psychology and Counseling's Professional and Continuing Education opportunities are also eligible as psychologists training by the Virginia Board of Psychology (LCP - 18 VAC125-20-122).

Counselors: Regent University, School of Psychology and Counseling, is an NBCC-Approved Professional and Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.

In Virginia, the SPC continuing education courses may also fulfill the continuing education requirements for counselors (LPC - 18 VAC 115-20-106), substance abuse treatment providers (LSATP - 18 VAC 115-60-116), and marriage and family therapists (LMFT - 18 VAC 115-50-96).

Note:This workshop was originally presented as a live training event through Regent University's School of Psychology and Counseling Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology Colloquia Series.

Note: This course will be available to you for 30 days from your registration date. Please complete the course and the quiz within 30 days.