Introduce students to neuroanatomical and neurobiological basics of human behaviour and influence of different types of damage to the neural system.
Functional organization in the brain. Lateralisation of the brain – the role of the left and right brain hemispheres. The role of individual lobes. Neurobiology of sleep and biological rhythms. Neurobiology of emotion and sexuality. Neurobiology of higher cognitive functions: memory, language and speech, attention and spatial abilities. Disturbances in cognitive and other functions that occur after brain damage. Brain plasticity in normal development and after damage.
Obavezna literatura:
- Pinel JP. Biološka psihologija. Jastrebarsko: Naklada Slap; 2002.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. describe the neurobiological bases of behavior;
2. analyze the role of the left and right cerebral hemispheres, of the brain and individual lobes in certain functions;
3. describe the neurobiological basis of biological rhythms and sleep, emotions, and sexuality;
4. to distinguish disorders of cognitive and other functions that occur after brain damage;
5. describe the role of brain plasticity in normal development and after damage.
