Neurobiology of behavioral disturbances and psychiatric disorders

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Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

The general aim of the course is to familiarize students with the basic characteristics of the most common mental illnesses and their biological background, with special emphasis on the characteristic features visible with methods of brain imaging.
1. Imaging of brain structure (MRI, CT, ultrasound))in the study and diagnosis of psychomotor and cognitive disorders. Imaging of brain function (fMRI, PET, SPECT, EEG, MEG) in the study and diagnosis of psychomotor and cognitive disorders
2. Classical neuro-histopathological methods. Methods of molecular biology in the research and diagnosis of psychomotor and cognitive disorders
3. The neurobiology of schizophrenia - brain imaging methods. The neurobiology of schizophrenia --structural and chemical change
4. Neurobiology of manic-depressive psychosis - brain imaging methods. Neurobiology of manic-depressive psychosis - structural and chemical changes
5. Neurobiology of normal aging - brain imaging methods. Changes in the structure of the brain in normal aging and its correlation with psychological changes
6. Brain imaging and methods used in dementia diagnostics. Neurobiology of Alzheimer s disease and other dementias
7. Brain imaging and methods used in dementia diagnostics. Neurobiology of Alzheimer s disease and other dementias
8. Parallel processing in the visual system and disorders of the visual recognition. Functional classification of associative visual areas and the correlation with specific visual dysfunctions
9. Consciousness and attention: the functional activity of the brain in normal and abnormal states of consciousness
10. Neurobiology of cerebral palsy. Neurobiology of degenerative motor disorders
11. The biological predisposition for development of addiction. Changes in functional brain activity in addicts
12. Stress and brain. Neurobiology of PTSD
13. The neurobiology of learning and memory. Functional brain activity in learning and memory disorders
14. Pathophysiological mechanisms of stroke. The neurobiology of brain hemorrhage
15. Mechanisms of brain plasticity in the adult human. Visualization of brain plasticity using fMRI. Anatomical, histological and molecular changes in the brain during normal and abnormal aging

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PSI (1860) - Izborni kolegiji - Regular studij - Psychology

PSI (1860) - Izborni kolegiji - Regular studij - Psychology

PSI (1860) - Izborni kolegiji - Regular studij - Psychology

PSI (1860) - Izborni kolegiji - Regular studij - Psychology