Bi3080 Chapters from Sensory Neurophysiology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Martin Vácha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Martin Vácha, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Martin Vácha, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi3030 Animal physiology
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
  • General Biology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Physiology of Animals)
  • General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Physiology of Animals)
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: - discuss problematics of transmition and processing of information by nervous system. - understand fundamental membrane events and role of canals in transduction in particular senses including psychophysiology context of sensation and memory. - acquaint colleagues with a short relevant paper. - analyse scintific text, formulate and present key information. - present knowledge of comparative physiology in the context of key neurophysiological principles.
Syllabus
  • Membrane physiology: - resting potential - action potential - ion channels - signal spreading and synapses Sensory physiology: - general principles - olfaction ang gustation - mechanoreception and hearing - vision and other senses Psychophysiology: - processing of visual information - learning and memory - behavioral neurophysiology
Literature
  • FAIN, Gordon L. Sensory transduction. 1st ed. Sunderland, Mass.: Sinauer Associates, 2003, xi, 340. ISBN 0878931716. info
  • TROJAN, Stanislav. Lékařská fyziologie. Praha: Grada, 1994, 460 s. ISBN 8071690368. info
  • SHEPHERD, Gordon M. Neurobiology. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994, 760 s. ISBN 0195088433. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical study by means of lectures, seminary discussions and presentations, scientific papers provided by lecturer.
Assessment methods
Regular weekly lecture. Student is supposed to acquaint colleagues with a short relevant paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.