Base Knowledge
Students should possess previous knowledge on Human Anatomy and Physiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics.
Teaching Methodologies
The adopted methodology is actively expository, using slides, videos and texts.
Learning Results
The student must acquire:
– Knowledge on the organization of the nervous system, in order to recognize its key cells, and their communication pathways. The student should also be able to identify the main functional subdivisions of the nervous system (motor, sensory, special senses and regulatory systems) and cognitive functions, relating this knowledge with some features of modern Neuroscience.
– Skills on identification and description of neuroanatomical structures, recognition and description of the neurophysiological processes, and central integration of motor and sensory information.
– Competences to develop their knowledge in Neurophysiology, based on the scientific method and considering the most recent advances on this topic; correlate and integrate neurophysiologic dysfunctions with neuroanatomical features, aiming to contribute for scientific discussion in the context of a multidisciplinary team.
Program
– Organization of the Nervous System:
- Neurons and glial cells
- Signalization and cell comunication
- Synaptic transmission, neurotransmitters, synaptic plasticity
– Sensory system
– Pain
– Motor system
– Special senses: vision, hearing and balance
– Cognitive functions: speech and memory, spatial navigation, executive function and personality.
– Regulatory systems: Circadian rhythm and sleep.
– Hot topics in current neuroscience.
Curricular Unit Teachers
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
Primary:
– Hammond, C. Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology, 4th Edition, (2015). Elsevier.
– Squire L., Berg D., Bloom F., du Lac S., Ghosh A. Spitzer N. Fundamental Neuroscience (2012). Elsevier.
– Dunecan Massey D., Cunniffe N., Noorani I. Carpenter’s Neurophysiology: A Conceptual Approach 6th Edition, (2021). CRC Press.
Secondary:
– Purves D, Augustine GJ, Fitzpatrick D, Hall WC, Lamantia AS, Mooney RD, et al. Neuroscience. International 6th edition (2018), Oxford University Press Inc.
– Rego AC, Duarte CB, Oliveira CR. Neurociências (2017), Lidel.
– Recent publication on hot topics.