PSYn4610 Fundamentals of Neuroscience

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. MUDr. Robert Roman, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Klára Marečková, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
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
Tue 25. 2. 16:00–17:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 3. 3. 16:00–17:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 17. 3. 16:00–17:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 31. 3. 16:00–17:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 14. 4. 16:00–17:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 28. 4. 16:00–17:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 12. 5. 16:00–17:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PSY461 Fundamentals of Neuroscience
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
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
    recommended literature
  • MERKUNOVÁ, Alena and Miroslav OREL. Anatomie a fyziologie člověka : pro humanitní obory. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2008, 302 stran. ISBN 9788024715216. URL info
  • Neuroscience. Edited by Dale Purves. 6th ed., Oxford University Press, 2018, ISBN10 1605353809
  • 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
  • PURVES, Dale. Principles of cognitive neuroscience. 2nd ed. Sunderland, Mass.: Sinauer Associates, 2013, xxii, 601. ISBN 9780878935734. info
  • 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
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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