Bi4240 Neurosciences

Faculty of Science
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
4/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Dubový, CSc. (lecturer)
Mirka Hanousková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Robert Roman, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MUDr. Zuzana Nováková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Physiology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
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
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 effectors of the organism; describe basic physiological mechanisms determining basic forms of human behavior.
Syllabus
  • Brain and behavior, environment of the neuron. Structural arrangement of the nervous system. Blood-brain barrier, nervous tissue. Neurons as the signaling units of NS. Chemical synapses. Information processing in the NS. Principals of sensation and perception. Visual pathways. Physiological optics, information processing in the retina. Perception of motion, depth, form and color. Pathways of auditory, vestibular, olfactory, and gustatory systems. Auditory and vestibular systems, chemical senses. Somatosensory and viscerosensory pathways. Central representation of the touch. Pain and stress analgesia. Somatomotor pathways. Pathways of the cerebellum and the basal ganglia. Spinal motor reflexes. Eye movements. Posture, locomotion and grasping movements. Motor control in man (clinical findings). Modulatory systems of the brain. Autonomic nervous system. Limbic forebrain and motivation. Emotions. Structure of the cerebral cortex. Arousal mechanisms, sleep. EEG. Learning and memory. Language, functional asymmetry of the hemispheres. Consciousness and attention. Prefrontal cortex. Ontogenic development of the brain, critical periods. Neuronal plasticity and regeneration.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • GANONG, William F. Přehled lékařské fyziologie. 20. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2005, xx, 890. ISBN 8072623117. info
    not specified
  • KRÁLÍČEK, Petr. Úvod do speciální neurofyziologie. 3., přeprac. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2011, x, 235. ISBN 9788072626182. info
  • JANČÁLEK, Radim and Petr DUBOVÝ. Základy neurověd v zubním lékařství (Basis of Neuroscience for Stomatology). 2nd. Brno: Portál Lékařské fakulty Masarykovy univerzity, 2011, 117 pp. Multimediální podpora výuky klinických a zdravotni. ISSN 1801-6103. 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
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Neuroscience course is terminated by a written test: the students write answers to 3 questions within a two hours. In the 1st question the emphasis is on neuroanatomical knowledge (grade A-F) and in the 2nd question on neurophysiological knowledge (grade A-F). The 3rd question is integrative and tests the student`s ability to describe the topic from the point of view of neuroanatomy (grade A-F) and neurophysiology (grade A-F) together. To pass the exam, student must obtain at least grade E in each evaluated part of the test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.med.muni.cz/fyziol
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for 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.
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