PSY130 Fundamentals of neuroscience

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Mgr. Kristýna Drozdová (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jan Roubal, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
MUDr. Mgr. Kristýna Drozdová
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each even Thursday 14:00–17:40 P52
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Fundamentals of Neuroscience is one - semester course based on and reffered to the informations obtained in the course on Human Physiology, namely the structure and the function of a cell and the integration of nervous, endocrine and immune systems etc.
At the end of this course, student should be able:
1. Interpret recent findings about the structure and the function of central nervous system as a biological basis of human behavior and to mediate the comprehensive perspestive of it.
2. Understand the fundamentals of general neuroanatomy and neurophysiology and the organization, the function and the importance of the single functional systems of the central nervous system.
3. Be able to orient in the relative topics of pathological neurophysiology, neuroimaging, neuropsychology, neuropsychological assesment, neuropsychotherapy and rehabilitation and theirs connection to neuroscience (topics will be mentioned marginally).
Syllabus
  • 1. NEUROSCIENCE
  • Field of Knowledge of Neuroscience, Multidisciplinarity of Neuroscience: Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, Neurochemistry, Neuropsychology, Rehabilitation and Neuropsychotherapy
  • NERVOUS SYSTEM Nervous system: Anatomy and Physiology, Ontogenetic and Phylogenetic Development, Cortical Plasticity, Hindbrain, Midbrain, Forebrain, Limbic System Neuron : Cell organisation and Function, Transmission of the Information, Glial Cells, Membrane Potential and Action Potential, Synapsis, Neurotransmitters.
  • 2. FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS OF BRAIN: Sensory systems, Recognition and Consciousness
  • SENSORY SYSTEMS: Vision, Audition, Olfaction, Taste and Somatosensory System (Nervous Pathways, Connections and Structures, Function, Disorders and their Examination)
  • CONSCIOUSNESS, ATTENTION, SLEEP (Nervous Pathways, Connections and Structures, Function, Disorders and their Examination)
  • 3. FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS OF BRAIN
  • Somatomotor System, Executive Functions (Nervous Pathways, Connections and Structures, Function, Disorders and their Examination) The Basal Ganglia and their Involvement in the Motor System, Cerebellum
  • 4. REGULATORY SYSTEMS
  • Autonomic Nervous System, Neuroendocrine System, Stress (Nervous Pathways, Connections and Structures, Function, Disorders and their Examination) Circadian Timekeeping, Thalamus, Autonomic Functions, Neuroimunology
  • 5. BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE I.
  • Attention, Consciousness, Memory and Learning (Nervous Pathways, Connections and Structures, Function, Disorders and their Examination)
  • 6. BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE II.
  • Biological Foundation of Language, Language, Communication and Speech, Functional Specialisation of Cerebral Hemispheres, Executive Functions.
  • Visual Perception, Recognition, Emotivity (Nervous Pathways, Connections and Structures, Function, Disorders and their Examination)
Literature
    required literature
  • Orel, Miroslav, Falcová Věra. Člověk, jeho mozek a svět: Praha: Grada, 2009
  • ŠMARDA, Jan. Biologie pro psychology a pedagogy. Praha: Portál, 2004, 420 pp. info
  • MYSLIVEČEK, Jaromír. Základy neurověd. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Triton, 2003, 346 s. ISBN 8072542346. info
    recommended literature
  • PREISS, Marek and Hana KUČEROVÁ. Neuropsychologie v psychiatrii (Neuropsychology in psychiatry). Praha: Grada, 2006, 411 pp. Psyché. ISBN 80-247-1460-4. info
  • KOUKOLÍK, František. Mozek a jeho duše. Illustrated by Vladimír Renčín. 3., rozš. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2005, 263 s. ISBN 8072623141. info
  • TROJAN, Stanislav. Lékařská fyziologie. 4. přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2003, 771 s. ISBN 8024705125. info
  • Neuropsychologie. Edited by Petr Kulišťák. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2003, 327 s., xi. ISBN 80-7178-554-7. info
  • ČIHÁK, Radomír. Anatomie. Edited by Miloš Grim. 2., upr. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2002, 470 s. ISBN 9788024701431. info
  • KOUKOLÍK, František. Lidský mozek : funkční systémy, normy a poruchy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2000, 359 s. ISBN 80-7178-379-X. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and class exercises, 2x 2 class (2x 90 min.) per 14 days.
Assessment methods
Lectures, written examination – test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2009.
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