Personal details: Benjamin PUTOIS Single Date of birth: 05 April 1980

Address: 29 av J-F Raclet. 69007 Lyon Tel: (+33) 6 63 28 71 78 E-mail: [email protected]

CAREER OBJECTIVES........................................................................................................ 1 CURRENT STATUS ............................................................................................................. 1 EDUCATION......................................................................................................................... 1 RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS & TRAINING COURSES................................................... 2 TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS .............................................................................................. 2 RESEARCH INTERESTS ..................................................................................................... 3 SPECIAL SKILLS ................................................................................................................. 4 EXTRA CURRICULAR AND PERSONAL INTERESTS .................................................. 4 MISCELLANEOUS............................................................................................................... 4 CAREER OBJECTIVES Short Term -Pursue a double specialization in Cognitive Sciences and Psychology. (Cf. Education) -Become fully proficient in scientific research methods (Cf. Research interests) -Continue promoting Cognitive Sciences (Cf. Extracurricular Activities) Long Term - University lecturer - Cognitive-behavioral therapist. Very long term - Develop a link between Cognitive Sciences and Cognitive-behavioral therapy. - Develop a European pole of education in Cognitive Sciences. CURRENT STATUS
2004 University Louis Lumière - Lyon , France

Third year of Ph.D in Cognitive Sciences. Research Supervisor: Pr. Olivier Koenig. EDUCATION

Graduate studie
2003-2004 University Louis Lumière - Lyon , France

Undergraduate studies
2003-2004 University Louis Lumière - Lyon , France


2002-2003

Master 2 Cognitive Sciences with honours 2.1 (Equivalent to first year of Ph.D in Cognitive Sciences) Master 1 Psychology with honours 2.1 (Equivalent to Master's Degree in Psychology)

University Louis Lumière - Lyon , France

Master 1 Cognitive Sciences with honours 2.1 (Equivalent to Master's Degree in Cognitive Sciences)


2001-2002

University Louis Lumière - Lyon , France

Licence 3 Cognitive Sciences with honours 2.2

(Equivalent to the third year of Bachelor's Degree)


1998-2001

Licence Psychology (Equivalent to the Psychology)

University of Dijon, France


1997-1998

Bachelor's

Degree

in

Baccalaureat, Biology specialization (Equivalent to A Level)

Lycée of Joigny, France

RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS & TRAINING COURSES
2004 Duration: 6 months.


2003 Duration: 6 months.


2001 Duration: 2 weeks.


Theme: A New methodology for hemispheric difference’s studies.
Research Supervisor: Olivier Koenig.
Place: EMC Laboratory, University Louis Lumière - Lyon, France.
Keywords: divided visual field paradigm, functional asymmetry.
Theme: Cognitive-behavioral study of spatial relations.
Research Supervisor: Olivier Koenig.
Place: EMC Laboratory, University Louis Lumière - Lyon, France.
Keywords: experimental record, treatment of spatial relations.
Theme: Initiation to the neuro-imaging technique.
Research Supervisor: Daniel Zagar.
Place: ESN Laboratory, neuro-radiology service, France.
Keywords: fMRI, scanner, EEG. TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS


2005-2006 University Louis Lumière – Lyon, France


Statistics – BA students in Psychology (first year).
English Language – BSc students in Cognitive Sciences (third year).
Cognitive Neurosciences of Color vision - BSc students in Cognitive Sciences and in Psychology (third year).


Introduction to Psychophysic – MA students in Psychology (first year).


2004-2005 University Louis Lumière - Lyon, France


2003-2004 University Louis Lumière - Lyon, France


Statistics - BA students in Psychology (first year).
Cognitive Neurosciences of Color vision – BSc students in Cognitive Sciences and in Psychology (third year).
Introduction to Psychophysic - MA students in Psychology (first year).


English Language – BA students in Psychology (third year).
Initiation to IT - BA students in Psychology (first year).

You can download my french lessons (pdf format) of : -Color vision. -Introduction to Psychophysic (part I- introduction). -Introduction to Psychophysic (part II- threshold measurement). -Introduction to Psychophysic (part III- psychophysic laws). -Introduction to Psychophysic (part IV-signal detection theory). -Introduction to Psychophysic (part V- applications). RESEARCH INTERESTS Subject of the Ph.D thesis Study of spatial relations encoding and practice effect. A new approach to cognitive processes. Abstract The Theoretical framework is the computational-functional conception of high-level processing of vision in Kosslyn & Koenig (1995). More particularly, this model relies a dissociation between object recognition and spatial processing of the visual field. In 1989, Kosslyn postulated that at least two different processing subsystems were used in spatialrelations processing. The first processing subsystem computes categorical relation (i.e. a measurement of the relative position of objects or parts of objects in relation to one another). The second processing subsystem computes coordinate processing (i.e. a measurement of the distance between objects relative to each other). Visual hemifield experiments showed a functional asymmetry of these two kinds of spatial-relation representations: with the left hemisphere underlies preferentially the categorical mechanism and; the right hemisphere underlies preferentially the coordinate mechanism. This hemispheric difference is interpreted as an evidence of a dichotomy between these two kinds of spatial-relation representations. However, some researchers observed a practice effect during the coordinate task in the form of a decrease in right hemisphere’s activation compensated by an increase in left hemisphere’s activation. The theoretical aim of the thesis is based on three questions: (1) Are there one or several processing subsystems encoding visual spatial relations? (2) How can we interpret the practice effect, in relation to information processing by each hemisphere? (3) Are hemispheric specializations absolute or relative? The methodological aim of the thesis is the application of new experimental paradigms to the exploration of the training effect. Accordingly, we aim to develop a more ″mechanical″ approach to cognitive functions and their neurobiological substrates. The concept of time processing and workload will be considered and discussed leading to the develoment of the notion of cognitive efficiency. We hypothesize that observations of the processing power (in term of physical mechanics) and saturation levels of cognitive processes will give us a better and more valid estimate of the real capacity of cognitive mechanisms. Keywords Spatial relations, fMRI, cognitive sciences, divided visual field paradigm, workload, processing power, saturation level, capacity of cognitive mechanisms.

SPECIAL SKILLS Languages
French : native speaker.
English : good working knowledge, spoken and written.
Spanish : novice. Computer knowledge
Operating systems : Windows, Mac, Linux.
Experimental software: Psyscope, MacLab.
Behavioral Data Analysis software: Statview, SuperAnova, Quickstat.
Others: Microsoft Office, Photoshop. Another skills Driving licence. EXTRA CURRICULAR AND PERSONAL INTERESTS Fresco

http://fresco.risc.cnrs.fr

National federation of undergraduate and graduate students in cognitive sciences.


2006 Secretary, Executive committee Duties : Circulation of information between various regional associations. National administrative management.
2005 Vice- Secretary, Executive committee Duties: Pooling and circulation of information on Cognitive Sciences on a national scale. In collaboration with ARCO Cognitive sciences researchers association (http://www.utc.fr/arco/index.php) and RISC - Networks of information of cognitive sciences (http://www.risc.cnrs.fr/index_flash.htm) Estigma

http://www.estigma.fr

Regional association of undergraduate and graduate students in cognitive sciences (Lyon and around).


2005 President Duties: Project management, coordination of activities, organization of conferences, animation of scientific debates.
2004 Vice-President Duties : Restructuring of association, graphic load and communication draft development. Summer job (1996-2000) Handling and saling. MISCELLANEOUS Painting (oil), sailing, rock climbing (novice), rambling, role games (LARP games). References available upon request