MYNE0321c Selected Topics in Neurosciences I - exercise

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0.5/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Luboš Brabenec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Klára Marečková, Ph.D., M.Sc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kristína Mitterová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Monika Pupíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Daniel Joel Shaw, Ph.D., M.Sc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Klára Marečková, Ph.D., M.Sc.
First Department of Neurology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: First Department of Neurology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine (20,00 %), Milan Brázdil Research Group – Centre for Neuroscience – Central European Institute of Technology (20,00 %), Irena Rektorová Research Group – Centre for Neuroscience – Central European Institute of Technology (60,00 %)
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
The course Selected Topics in Neuroscience aims to introduce students to basic concepts in neuroscience and introduce them to the current neuroscience research (see syllabus).
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be familiar with the current topics in neuroscience and will be able to design their own research using one or more neuroimaging methods. Active participation in the seminars and interaction with the lecturers will also enable them to potentially select a supervisor for their Master's thesis or PhD studies.
Syllabus
23.9. (9:00 - 11:40) - Course Information Selected Topics in Neuroscience - Introduction to neuroscience - basic concepts and divisions, history, current topics 7.10. (9:00 - 11:40) - Population neuroscience – determinants of brain development and aging - Addictions and psychedelic medicine 4.11. (9:00 - 11:40) - Social neuroscience - empathy, emotions and their regulation - Cognitive neuroscience - memory, neuroplasticity, cognitive reserve 6.12. (9:00 - 11:40) - Presentations by individual students and discussion
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Lawrence, B. J., Gasson, N., Bucks, R. S., Troeung, L., & Loftus, A. M. (2017). Cognitive training and noninvasive brain stimulation for cognition in Parkinson’s disease: A meta-analysis. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 31(7), 597-608.
  • Cabeza, R., Albert, M., Belleville, S., Craik, F., Duarte, A., Grady, C. L., Lindenberger, U., Nyberg, L., Park, D. C., Reuter-Lorenz, P. A., Rugg, M. D., Steffener, J., & Rajah, M. N. (2018). Maintenance, reserve and compensation: the cognitive neurosci
  • Paus, T. (2010). Population neuroscience: Why and how. Human Brain Mapping, 31(6): 891 – 903.
  • Tatti, E., Rossi, S., Innocenti, I., Rossi, A., & Santarnecchi, E. (2016). Non-invasive brain stimulation of the aging brain: State of the art and future perspectives. Ageing research reviews, 29, 66-89.
Teaching methods
The course will be taught in a block seminar that will focus on group projects and discussions on the topic. The total allocation of 0.5 hours of lecture and 0.5 hours of seminar per week, i.e. a total of 14 hours of teaching per semester, will be divided into 4 teaching blocks of 2.5 hours.
Assessment methods
Requirements for the award of 3 credits: 1. 100% attendance in lectures and seminars during the semester. 2. In case of absence, the student must prepare a seminar paper on the topic of the given block of classes in the range of 1500-2000 words. If the seminar paper is rejected for deficiencies and is not corrected by the student and resubmitted for review, the student will not fulfill the course requirements and will not receive credit. If the student has more than 25% absences, the student will be required to repeat the course the following school year. 3. In addition to active participation in lectures and seminars, a neuroscience research proposal on a topic of their choice, ranging from 1400 - 1600 words, will have to be submitted before the last block of classes and presented (approximately 10 minutes) during the last seminar.
Language of instruction
Czech
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