The Workshop

Funded by McMaster's MacPherson Institute and the Office of the Vice-Provost  in Teaching and Learning, this interdisciplinary EEG workshop is a unique opportunity for you to develop a new set of research skills! We  invite  upper-year undergraduate students embarking on thesis projects, graduate students, doctoral students, and postdoctoral fellows who wish to learn how to conduct EEG research to sign up! This 2-week workshop offers a unique opportunity to expand your research horizons and enhance your academic experience. This workshop is designed to engage students from all disciplines across the campus, encouraging cross-disciplinary collaborations that can lead to groundbreaking research. By incorporating EEG signal detection techniques, you’ll gain new insights into human cognition while exploring how this innovative tool can be applied to research in various fields like communication, linguistics, sociology, political science,  psychology, and so many more.

This course isn’t just about learning EEG methods; it’s about discovering new ways to think, collaborate, and solve complex research problems using innovative techniques and approaches. Interdisciplinary research has been shown to stimulate creativity, increase productivity, and lead to high-impact academic publications. Through this EEG workshop, you’ll have the chance to learn from some of our university's leading scholars in their fields while work alongside fellow students, doctoral candidates, and postdoctoral fellows from across the McMaster campus, forging new research partnerships that could shape the future of your academic journey!

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Whether you're exploring the effects of political messaging, studying memory recall, or investigating neural responses to language, EEG research can enrich your research, sharpen your research skills, and expand your repertoire of competencies, opening pathways to new opportunities and experiences.

For an example of innovative work conducted in Media and Communication Studies using EEG, see Dr. Allysa Morey’s work on political communication and Brydges et al.’s study on misinformation, which both demonstrate just how transformative EEG can be in diverse fields.

Don’t miss out on this exciting chance to deepen your knowledge and broaden your academic network. Register for the EEG short course today on our dedicated website and take your research to the next level!