The UC-Davis/SDSU ERP Boot Camp is a 10-day intensive introduction to the ERP technique, organized and led by Steve Luck and Emily Kappenman with additional lectures by other ERP experts. It is held every summer at UC-Davis or SDSU.
There will be no UC-Davis/SDSU ERP Boot Camp in 2025. We have submitted a renewal of the grant that funds the Boot Camp, but we will not get a funding decision in time to hold a Boot Camp in 2025.
If the renewal is funded, we plan to hold the next Boot Camp in Davis, California in the Summer of 2026. If that happens, the dates and application information will be announced on approximately January 1, 2026.
In the meantime, please contact us at erpbootcamp@gmail.com if you would be interested in arranging a Mini ERP Boot Camp at your location. Click here for details.
If you would like to receive announcements about upcoming boot camps, join our email list. If you have any questions after reading this page and the application information page, please email us at erpbootcamp@gmail.com.
Funded by grant R25MH080794 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
Example topics
Where do ERPs come from? What do they mean?
Design and interpretation of ERP experiments
Setting up and running an ERP lab
EEG data acquisition
Filtering, artifact rejection, and artifact correction
Measuring and analyzing ERP components
Time-frequency analysis
Cognition, emotion, sensory systems, motor systems
Development, aging, psychiatric and neurological disorders
Activities
Lectures (click here to download slides)
Recording and analysis activities
Individual consultations with expert faculty
Small-group "dissections" of journal articles
Break-out groups on special topics
Social events for networking and developing collaborations
We focus on providing a deep understanding of the conceptual issues involved in ERP research, not specific software packages. If you are interested in getting practical experience analyzing EEG and ERP data with EEGLAB and ERPLAB, see Steve Luck’s latest book: Applied ERP Data Analysis.
Participants and Application Information
Participants at previous Boot Camps have come from around the world and have ranged from beginning graduate students to full professors. They have included psychologists, neuroscientists, psychiatrists, neurologists, linguists, speech pathologists, audiologists, and more.
We encourage the participation of individuals from underrepresented and disadvantaged groups. We are happy to accommodate people with disabilities.
If you have questions about the 10-day UC-Davis/SDSU ERP Boot Camp, please contact erpbootcamp@gmail.com.
Corporate Sponsors
If you or your organization would like to provide support, please contact Steve Luck or Emily Kappenman.
Donations can be made online (but please send us an email so that we know that you've made a contribution).