Introduction to behavorial Neuroscience

Duration

20h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Julie Bakker, Julie Bakker

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course will only be given in English. Its main purpose is to introduce behavioral neuroscience and in particularly the different neuronal networks underlying behavior.
The course will start with a general introduction on animal behavior (from an evolutionary perspective, i.e. how did animals adapt to their environment, how do they find food etc).
For the rest of the course, we will use several chapters from the textbook "Physiology of Behavior", 11th edition, by Neil R. Carlson: chapter 5 on different methods and strategies of research, chapter 9 on sleep and biological rhythms, and chapters 16 and 17 dedicated to several behavioral and psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, autism, anxiety etc.
In addition there will be a lecture on the role of olfaction and in particular on how pheromones affect behavior and how they are processed by the olfactory bulbs and the brain. There will be a final lecture on disorders of sexual differentiation and in particularly on gender dysphoria.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Understanding how the brain controls behavior and the mechanisms underlying certain behavioral and psychological/psychiatric disorders

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course will be given by the teacher. Sometimes they will be provided with a scientific article for further reading and understanding of the presented topic

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

face to face

Recommended or required readings

Articles and book chapters provided by the teacher.

Assessment methods and criteria

Participation at the lectures and a written exam at the end.

Work placement(s)

No practical courses

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Julie Bakker
jbakker@uliege.be
tel 04 3665978

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