At the beginning of the summer semester, Mag.a Dr.in Manuela Macedonia will offer the course "Information Systems and Neuroscience" for the first time. The language of instruction is German. The dates are Wednesdays from 17:15 - 20:30. Interested students can register for the course (LVA-No. 256.900) during the registration period (02/14/2022 - 02/25/2022) via Kuss. The course can be taken by all JKU students as a so-called "Freie Studienleistung". For students of Business Informatics there are such "Freie Studienleistungen" in the Bachelor and Master program (see § 7 as well as § 10 in the curriculum).

Neuro-Information Systems (NeuroIS) is a subfield of Information Systems (IS) that relies on neuroscientific and neurophysiological insights and tools to efficiently design, use and impact information and communication technologies. NeuroIS was officially established in 2007 at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS).

In the Neuro-IS course, students gain a neurobiological approach to aspects of cognition that can play a role in explaining and designing information systems. Knowledge of how information is processed in the human brain, and how behavior emerges and is controlled, represents the foundation of modern information systems design. Since neuroscience has gained importance in engineering, social sciences, economics, and law, all students at JKU, and not only those in Information Systems, are explicitly invited to attend this course.

The following topics will be covered in the course:

• Anatomy of the brain and brain functions at a glance
• Neuroscientific and neurophysiological methods of cognition research
• Neuronal networks in the brain
• Perception and processing of information
• Attention and consciousness
• Memory and learning
• Emotions and feelings
• Decision making
• Digital assistants as trainers in education and rehabilitation
• Natural and artificial intelligence
• Trust/mistrust in human-computer interaction
• Technostress and its impact on body and brain
• Digitization and brain