Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Educational Studies |
Mestrado Universitario en Psicoloxía Aplicada |
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Identifying Data | 2024/25 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Biopsychology | Code | 652438010 | |||||||||||
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Official Master's Degree | 1st four-month period |
First | Obligatory | 3 | ||||||||||
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Topic | Sub-topic |
UNIT 1. Introduction to the nervous system | Cells of the nervous system: neurons and glia. Structure of the nervous system. General characteristics. Brain plasticity |
UNIT 2. Cell biology of the nervous system | Neurophysiology of the neuron. Membrane potential. Action potential. Lead action potential. |
UNIT 3. Neurochemistry of synaptic transmission | The synapse. Types of synapses, synapse elements, nerve impulse transmission, postsynaptic potentials, neuronal integration, autoreceptors. |
UNIT 4: Neurotransmitters | Acetylcholine, monoamines, amino acids, lipids. Pharmacology of the synapse |
UNIT 5: Development of the nervous system | Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system, parts and functions |
UNIT 6:Neural plasticity | How the brain learns from the environment |
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