PSY461 Fundamentals of Neuroscience

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. MUDr. Robert Roman, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jan Roubal, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Robert Roman, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each even Tuesday 17:00–18:30 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 65 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/65, only registered: 0/65
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Course is a follow-up of "Human physiology" and focuses on structure and functioning of central and peripheral nervous system. At the end of the course students should be able to explain neurophysiological mechanisms of perception, information processing, movement, memory and learning, behaviour, motivational systems, emotions and feelings. Student will understand that defense behaviour and stress response are important factors in aetiology of psychosomatic diseases. The knowledge student can utilize later during studies of clinical psychology and psychotherapy.
Syllabus
  • 1) Brain and behavior, environment of the neuron. Synapse.
  • 2) Information processing in the nervous system.
  • 3) Physiology of sensory organs. Somatosensory system.
  • 4) Motor system. Autonomic system.
  • 5) Learning and memory. Language. Functional asymmetry of the hemispheres
  • 6) Arousal mechanisms, sleep. Modulatory systems of the brain. Limbic forebrain and motivation.
  • 7) Implicit and explicit emotion processes.
Literature
    required literature
  • MERKUNOVÁ, Alena and Miroslav OREL. Anatomie a fyziologie člověka : pro humanitní obory. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2008, 302 stran. ISBN 9788024715216. URL info
    recommended literature
  • KRÁLÍČEK, Petr. Úvod do speciální neurofyziologie. 3., přeprac. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2011, x, 235. ISBN 9788072626182. info
  • SILBERNAGL, Stefan and Agamemnon DESPOPOULOS. Atlas fyziologie člověka. 6. vyd., zcela přeprac. a r. Praha: Grada, 2004, xiii, 435. ISBN 9788024706306. info
    not specified
  • LeDoux, J.E. & Damasio, A.R. (2013). Emotions and feelings. In: Kandel, E.R., Schwartz, J.H., Jessell, T.M., Siegelbaum, S.A. & Hudspeth, A.J. (Ed.). Principles of neural science. New York: McGraw-Hill,s. 1079–1094. LeDoux, J.E. (2000). Cognitive-emotio
Teaching methods
lectures, self-study
Assessment methods
Fundamental Neuroscience course is terminated by a written test: the students write answers to 3 questions within one hour. Every question will be graded A-F. To pass the exam, student must obtain at least grade E in each evaluated question. In the last part of the test student is required to draw selected anatomical structures into schemas of the brain.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Pro otevření kurzu je potřeba minimálně 10 zapsaných studentů.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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