VSNV041p Neurosciences - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
4/1.5/0. 6 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: RZk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Dubový, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Bohumil Fišer, CSc. (lecturer)
Helena Koreňová (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Miloslav Kukleta, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Ivan Rektor, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Alexandra Šulcová, CSc. (lecturer)
MUDr. Ilona Klusáková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Ing. Hana Pavlicová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Bohumil Fišer, CSc.
Department of Physiology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Tue 7:20–9:00 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Thu 7:30–9:20 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy
Prerequisites (in Czech)
VSFY0321c Physiology I - practice && VSFY0321s Physiology I - seminar && VSAN0333s Anatomy III s && VSAN0333c Anatomy III p
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of neural science is to understand the mind - how we perceive, move, think, and remember. We emphasize that behavior can be examined at the level of individual nerve cells by seeking answers to five basic questions: How does the brain develop. How do nerve cells in the brain communicate with one another. How do different patterns of interconnections give rise to different perceptions and motor acts. How is communication between neurons modified by experience. How is that communication altered by diseases.
Syllabus
  • Neural science is based on the integration of morphology and function. Excitable Tissue: Nerve. Synaptic and Junctional Transmission. Initiation of Impulses in Sense Organs. Reflexes. Cutaneous, Deep and Visceral Sensation. Vision. Hearing and Equilibrium. Smell and Taste. Alert Behavior, Sleep and the Electrical Activity of the Brain. Control of Posture and Movement. The Autonomic Nervous System. Central Regulation of Visceral Function. Neural Basis of Instinctual Behavior and Emotions."Higher Functions of the Nervous System": Conditioned Reflexes, Learning and Related Phenomena.
Literature
  • GANONG, William F. Přehled lékařské fyziologie. 20. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2005, xx, 890. ISBN 8072623117. info
  • GANONG, William F. Review of medical physiology. 22nd ed. New York: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 2005, xii, 912. ISBN 0071440402. info
  • DUBOVÝ, Petr. Struktura a dráhy nervové soustavy člověka (Structure and Pathways of the Human Nervous System). Brno: Vydavatelství MU Brno, 1998, 176 pp. ISBN 80-210-1927-1. info
Assessment methods
Written examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.med.muni.cz/fyziol
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017.
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