Brain research methods
Course: Neuropsychology
Structural unit: Faculty of Psychology
Title
Brain research methods
Code
ОНД.13
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
LO1. To search, process and analyze professionally important knowledge from various sources using modern information and communication technologies. LO 2. Ability to organize and conduct psychological research using valid and reliable methods. LO 4. Make a psychological prognosis for the development of individuals, groups, organizations.
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. To know the main content of the courses "General Psychology", "CNS Physiology", "Neuropsychology" at the level of a student who has completed a bachelor's degree at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
2. To be able to describe the basic physiological processes associated with the functioning of the nervous system. Know the principles of structure and function of the human brain.
3. To possess the skills of scientific research, search, processing and analysis of information from various sources, use of information and communication technologies.
Course content
The discipline studies the organization, functions, and electrical characteristics of the brain based on the application of modern neurobiological, neurophysiological, physical, mathematical methods and computer technologies. The course examines the physiological, cognitive, emotional and behavioral components of the pathogenesis of mental and behavioral disorders. The organization and functioning of the main distributed neural networks of the brain are considered.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Макарчук М.Ю.,Куценко Т.В. Фізіологія центральної нервової системи.- К., Видавничо-поліграфічний центр «Київський університет», 201 І. - 335 с.
2. Juri D. Kropotov Quantitative EEG, Event-Related Potentials and Neurotherapy // 542pp. San Diego. CA: Academic Press. -2010. https://doi. org/10.1016/B978-0-12-3 74512-5.X0001-1
3. Puchalska Maria , Kaczmarek Bozydar , Kropotov Neuropsychologia kliniczna. Od teorii do praktyki // Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN 2019. 542p.
4. Hammond, C. Cellular and molecular neurophysiology. Third edition. - Amsterdam: ELSEVIER, 2008. - 405 pp.
5. Adam T. Eggebrecht, Silvina L. Ferradal, Amy Robichaux-Viehoever, Mahlega S. Hassanpour, Hamid Dehghani, Abraham Z. Snyder, Tamara Hershey, and Joseph P. Culver; Mapping distributed brain function and networks with diffuse optical tomography // Nat Photonics. 2014 Jun; 8(6): 448-454. doi: 10.1038/nphoton.2014.107
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
lecture, seminar, individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Oral responses (presentation at the seminar, participation in discussions and debates, additions): 20/12 points
2. Analytical report: 20/12 points
3. Final test № 1: - 10/6 points
4. Final test №2: - 10/6 points
The final assessment is conducted in the form of an exam.
Student performance is assessed by calculating the points of the semester assessment (maximum score - 60 points) and the exam score (maximum score - 40 points).
If a student scores less than the critical-calculated minimum in the semester assessment, he or she is given additional creative tasks, the number of which depends on the number of points that are not enough to achieve the critical-calculated minimum of 36 points.
The minimum threshold level of the exam grade at which the exam is considered passed cannot be less than 24 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline