Class Brain and Behaviour

The Curricular Unit (CU) Brain and Behavior is an introductory discipline that aims to deepen the students' knowledge about brain-behavior relationships. The program and contents of the CU take into account the articulation with previous courses but works independently. This CU allows students to deepen the knowledge they acquired in the CU Biological Foundations of Behavior and contributes to the acquisition of fundamental theoretical and conceptual knowledge which will be the focus of analysis in the CU Neuropsychology. The main objectives of this CU are: (a) to  deepen the understanding of brain-behavior relationships and (b) to enable contact with scientific methodologies in this area of study. Thus, this course is a unique contribution to the training of students at initial levels.

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S1 | Introduction to the study of the brain-mind-behavior interplay 1. Historical review 2. Research methods in Neuroscience (fMRI, TMS, EEG, etc.)   S2 | Nervous system 1. Structure and function 2. Phylogenesis and basic motivations of the human specie 3. Embryogenesis and ontogeny   S3 | Systems dependent on the nervous system 1. Neuroendocrine System - Structure, function and relationship with the Nervous System 2. Immune system - Structure, function and relationship with the Nervous System 3. Somatosensorial, perceptive visual and auditory systems - Structure, function and relationship with the Nervous System 4. Autonomous Nervous System   S4 | cognition 1. Cognitive processes 2. Key brain structures and function   S5 | Emotion 1. Emotion and feeling 2. Key brain structures and function 3. Emotion-cognition interference   S6 | Emerging topics in neuroscience interface with neuropsychology and clinical psychology

Different teaching methodologies will be used, including evidence-based pedagogical innovative practices. Classes combine expository methods (TM1), viewing and analysis of documentaries (TM2), small group activities (TM3), tutorial classes between the professor and students for the preparation of academic works (TM4), peer review process (TM5), and feedback from the professor (TM6). Continuous evaluation implies frequency following the General Evaluation Regulation (in addition to supplementary instructions issued by competent organs). The evaluation results from: 50% - two written tests; 50% -. Workgroup with oral presentation. The minimum grade in each component is 8,5 points (9.5 in aggregate). Students who do not pass the continuous assessment will have access to the final exam (100%). Students need to attend 75% of the classes to be assessed under continuous evaluation.

Nolte, J. (2008). The Human Brain: An Introduction to its Functional Anatomy (6.ª Edição). Bear, M. F., Connors, B. W., & Paradiso, M. A. (2017): Neurociências: Desvendando o sistema nervoso (4.ª Edição). São Paulo: Artmed Ed.