FSS:PSY461 Fundamentals of Neuroscience - Course Information

PSY461 Fundamentals of Neuroscience

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. MUDr. Robert Roman, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jan Roubal, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)

Guaranteed by

doc. MUDr. Robert Roman, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

each even Tuesday 17:00–18:30 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka; and Tue 24. 4. 17:00–18:30 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 65 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/65, only registered: 0/65

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Psychology (programme FSS, N-PS)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to introduce to the students the basic topics in neuroscience, ranging from the anatomy of the nervous system, the inner workings of neurons, to the function of brain systems that give rise to perception, thought, emotion, cognition and action.

Learning outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:
- describe basic anatomy of nervous system;
- define basic neurophysiological terms;
- explain neurophysiological mechanisms of perception, information processing, movement, memory and learning, behaviour, motivational systems, emotions and feelings;
- explain the relationship of defense behaviour and stress response to the aetiology of some mental diseases.

Syllabus

• 1) Brain and behavior, environment of the neuron. Synapse.
• 2) Information processing in the nervous system.
• 3) Physiology of sensory organs. Somatosensory system.
• 4) Motor system. Autonomic system.
• 5) Learning and memory. Language. Functional asymmetry of the hemispheres
• 6) Arousal mechanisms, sleep. Modulatory systems of the brain. Limbic forebrain and motivation.
• 7) Implicit and explicit emotional processes.

Literature

required literature
• MERKUNOVÁ, Alena and Miroslav OREL. Anatomie a fyziologie člověka : pro humanitní obory. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2008, 302 stran. ISBN 9788024715216. URL info

recommended literature
• KRÁLÍČEK, Petr. Úvod do speciální neurofyziologie. 3., přeprac. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2011, x, 235. ISBN 9788072626182. info
• SILBERNAGL, Stefan and Agamemnon DESPOPOULOS. Atlas fyziologie člověka. 6. vyd., zcela přeprac. a r. Praha: Grada, 2004, xiii, 435. ISBN 9788024706306. info

not specified
• LeDoux, J.E. & Damasio, A.R. (2013). Emotions and feelings. In: Kandel, E.R., Schwartz, J.H., Jessell, T.M., Siegelbaum, S.A. & Hudspeth, A.J. (Ed.). Principles of neural science. New York: McGraw-Hill,s. 1079–1094. LeDoux, J.E. (2000). Cognitive-emotio
• PURVES, Dale. Principles of cognitive neuroscience. 2nd ed. Sunderland, Mass.: Sinauer Associates, 2013, xxii, 601. ISBN 9780878935734. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, self-study.

Assessment methods

Fundamental Neuroscience course is completed by a written test: the student write answers to three open questions within one hour. Every question will be assessed A-F. To pass the exam, student must obtain at least grade E in each assessed question. In the last part of the test student is required to draw selected anatomical structures into schemas of the brain.
The examination date will be specified during the last lecture.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Pro otevření kurzu je potřeba minimálně 10 zapsaných studentů.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
  
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