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Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Educational Studies |
| Mestrado Universitario en Psicoloxía Aplicada |
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| Biopsychology |
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| Identifying Data | 2023/24 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Biopsychology | Code | 652438010 | |||||||||||
| Study programme |
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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: Alterations of the nervous system due to early stress | Effects of early experience on the development of the nervous system. Neural plasticity, consequences of early stress. |
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