Content (Syllabus outline)
Nerve cell: electric potentials an signals, voltage-dependent membrane permeabiltiy, ion channels and transporters, synaptic transmission, neurotransmitters and tehir receptros, intracellular signalling in neurons, synaptic plasticity.
Senses and sensory processing: touch and proprioception, pain, vision, hearing, vestibular system, chemical senses.
Movement and its central control: motor neurons and lower motoric circuits, higher motoric control, basal ganglia, cerebellum, sensory-motor integration, visceral motor system.
Brain plasticity: early development, construction of neural circuits, modification of neural circuits as a result of experience, repair and regeneration of the nervous system.
Complex brain functions: associative cortex and cognition, speech and language, sleep and wakefullness, emotions, sexuality and brain, memory.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for inclusion in the work:
· enrolment in the appropriate academic year
Prerequisites for performing study obligations:
Exam:
· practical examination (colloquium)
completed seminar work