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Physiological Psychology - APS100024
Title: Fyziologická psychologie
Guaranteed by: Department of Psychology (21-KPS)
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Actual: from 2024 to 2024
Semester: summer
Points: 4
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: summer s.:written
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level: basic
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: RNDr. Mgr. Kateřina Veverová, Ph.D.
prof. Mgr. Ondřej Bezdíček, Ph.D.
PhDr. RNDr. Tereza Nekovářová, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): prof. Mgr. Ondřej Bezdíček, Ph.D.
Pre-requisite : APS100066
Is interchangeable with: APS300010
Annotation -
The aim of the course is to combine the knowledge and methods of experimental psychology and experimental physiology in relation to previous information from neurophysiology and anatomy of the human nervous system (NS). The student should understand the basic processes at all levels of the NS, define the functions of each system and explain the interaction of the peripheral and central NS. In addition, be able to measure some basic parameters of sensory, motor and other functions and interpret their possible dysfunction. Subsequently, to formulate and plan restitution procedures leading to the achievement of eufunction of the subsystems and the whole NS of a person. Of course, the rationale and reasoning with respect to the formulated hypotheses. When challenging the stated assumptions, revise the tested methods and reformulate your research questions.
Acquired knowledge: the student can define the basic concepts of physiological psychology; explain the difference between psychophysiology and physiological psychology; describe the CNS and the functions of its individual parts in relation to psychological processes; can list the methods of displaying the structure and function of the brain. The student understands the unity of the organism, standing on cooperating subsystems with different levels of complexity. The student can explain the relationship between simple reflection and the function of consciousness, and argue for his/her interpretation of these simple yet highly complex processes.
Acquired skills: the student can analyse individual psychological processes from a physiological point of view; can apply the acquired knowledge to psychological practice. The student can use simple screening methods to measure and assess the functionality of selected sensory and motor systems, speech and related skills of reading, writing and arithmetic, emotional components of experience, the role of sexual and reproductive functions in the fulfillment of human unity and its place in the social world.
Course Content: History, definition of basic terms, distinction between psychophysiology and physiological psychology, basic CNS. The neuron as the basic building unit of the nervous system: morphology and function. Cortical architecture, modularity and principles. Principles of nervous tissue function. Evolution of the vertebrate brain and principles of CNS structure. Receptors, neuromodulators and neurotransmitters. Consciousness: lucidity, vigilance, reticular formation, theory of consciousness. Conscious and unconscious processes from the perspective of neurobiology. Visual and acoustic perception. Learning and memory. Emotional processing in the brain. Speech and its localization in the brain. Psychoneuroimmunology: mind and body in unity. Cognition and thought. Methods of imaging brain structure and function, methods of application in animals. Sleep.

Last update: Dragomirecká Eva, PhDr., Ph.D. (06.11.2023)
Course completion requirements -

Analyze a selected article according to the QLMRI methodology, independently prepare a seminar paper on the selected topic and prepare its presentation, or organize a demonstration related to the lectured topics. Knowledge of the lectured material and selected recommended literature. A test (failure to pass will be dealt with by oral examination).

Last update: Dragomirecká Eva, PhDr., Ph.D. (13.10.2023)
Literature -

Rosenzweig, M. R., Leiman, A. L., & Breedlove, S. M. (2006). Biological Psychology. An Introduction to Behavioral, Cognitive, and Clinical Neuroscience (4th ed.). Sunderland, Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates, Inc.

Gazzaniga, M. S., & Mangun, G. R. (Eds.). (2014). The cognitive neurosciences (5th ed.). Boston Review. https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/9504.001.0001
Carlson, N. R. (2004). Foundations of Physiological Psychology. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
Mather, G. (2006). Foundations of Perception. New York: Psychology Press.
Ward, J. (2006). The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience. New York: Psychology Press

Last update: Nikolai Tomáš, doc. Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (13.12.2023)
 
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