Bi4240 Neural sciences

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Dubový, CSc. (lecturer)
Mirka Hanousková (assistant)
Ing. Hana Pavlicová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Bohumil Fišer, CSc.
Department of Physiology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MUDr. Zuzana Nováková, Ph.D.
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
there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of this course the students should be able to: understand and explain the functions of neural system; define basic structures and their connections; describe cerebral mechanisms which make part in collecting and processing information, its storage in memory and further use, in activating efectors of the organism; describe basic physiological mechanisms determining basic forms of human behavior.
Syllabus
  • Brain and behaviour.
  • Brain tissue metabolism. Ontogenetic development and plasticity of neural tissue.
  • Mutual trophic relations among neurons and the target tissue.
  • Information transmission in the nervous system.
  • Propagation of the action potential along the neural fibre.
  • Synapse.
  • Processing information in the NS.
  • Sensoric physiology.
  • Proprioception
  • Viscerosenzoric perception.
  • Motoric systems.
  • Speach functions.
  • Motivation systems.
  • Sleep cycles.
  • Learning, memory.
  • Cognitive functions.
Literature
  • 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
Teaching methods
Theoretical training in form of lectures.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with a written exam.
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.