PSY130 Basics of neuroscience

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Mgr. Kristýna Drozdová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
MUDr. Mgr. Kristýna Drozdová
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each even Monday 10:00–13:30 U33
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
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Course objectives
Description of the Course Fundamentals of Neuroscience is one - semester course based on and reffered to the informations obtained in the course on Human Physiology, namely the structure and the function of a cell and the integration of nervous, endocrine and immune systems etc. The purpose of the course is to summarize recent findings about the structure and the function of central nervous system as a biological basis of human behavior and to mediate the comprehensive perspestive of it. The lectures focus on the fundamentals of general neuroanatomy and neurophysiology and the organization, the function and the importance of the single functional systems of the central nervous system. The topics of pathological neurophysiology, neuroimaging, neuropsychology, neuropsychological assesment, neuropsychotherapy and rehabilitation will be mentioned marginally.
Syllabus
  • 1. NEUROSCIENCE Field of Knowledge of Neuroscience, Multidisciplinarity of Neuroscience: Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, Neurochemistry, Neuropsychology, Rehabilitation and Neuropsychotherapy NERVOUS SYSTEM Nervous system: Anatomy and Physiology, Ontogenetic and Phylogenetic Development, Cortical Plasticity, Hindbrain, Midbrain, Forebrain, Limbic System Neuron : Cell organisation and Function, Transmission of the Information, Glial Cells, Membrane Potential and Action Potential, Synapsis, Neurotransmitters. 2. FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS OF BRAIN: Sensory systems, Recognition and Consciousness SENSORY SYSTEMS: Vision, Audition, Olfaction, Taste and Somatosensory System (Nervous Pathways, Connections and Structures, Function, Disorders and their Examination) CONSCIOUSNESS, ATTENTION, SLEEP (Nervous Pathways, Connections and Structures, Function, Disorders and their Examination) 3. FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS OF BRAIN – Somatomotor System, Executive Functions (Nervous Pathways, Connections and Structures, Function, Disorders and their Examination) The Basal Ganglia and their Involvement in the Motor System, Cerebellum 4. REGULATORY SYSTEMS – Autonomic Nervous System, Neuroendocrine System, Stress (Nervous Pathways, Connections and Structures, Function, Disorders and their Examination) Circadian Timekeeping, Thalamus, Autonomic Functions, Neuroimunology 5. BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE Attention, Consciousness, Memory and Learning (Nervous Pathways, Connections and Structures, Function, Disorders and their Examination) 6. BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE Biological Foundation of Language, Language, Communication and Speech, Functional Specialisation of Cerebral Hemispheres, Executive Functions. Visual Perception, Recognition, Emotivity (Nervous Pathways, Connections and Structures, Function, Disorders and their Examination)
Literature
  • BANKOVSKÁ MOTLOVÁ, Lucie and František KOUKOLÍK. Citový mozek : neurobiologie, klinický obraz, terapie. 1.vyd. Praha: Galén, 2006, 359 s. ISBN 8072624083. URL info
  • PREISS, Marek and Hana KUČEROVÁ. Neuropsychologie v psychiatrii (Neuropsychology in psychiatry). Praha: Grada, 2006, 411 pp. Psyché. ISBN 80-247-1460-4. info
  • KOUKOLÍK, František. Mozek a jeho duše. Illustrated by Vladimír Renčín. 3., rozš. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2005, 263 s. ISBN 8072623141. info
  • SILBERNAGL, Stefan and Agamemnon DESPOPOULOS. Atlas fyziologie člověka. 6. vyd., zcela přeprac. a r. Praha: Grada, 2004, xiii, 435. ISBN 802470630X. info
  • ŠMARDA, Jan. Biologie pro psychology a pedagogy. Praha: Portál, 2004, 420 pp. info
  • TROJAN, Stanislav. Lékařská fyziologie. 4. přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2003, 771 s. ISBN 8024705125. info
  • Neuropsychologie. Edited by Petr Kulišťák. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2003, 327 s., xi. ISBN 80-7178-554-7. info
  • MYSLIVEČEK, Jaromír. Základy neurověd. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Triton, 2003, 346 s. ISBN 8072542346. info
  • ČIHÁK, Radomír. Anatomie. Edited by Miloš Grim. 2., upr. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2002, 470 s. ISBN 9788024701431. info
  • KOUKOLÍK, František. Lidský mozek : funkční systémy, normy a poruchy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2000, 359 s. ISBN 80-7178-379-X. info
Assessment methods
Extent and Intensity Spring 2009 Number of credits: 4 Type of Completion: Written Examination – Test The Course is taught annually The Course is taught: Four Lessons per 14 Days
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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