CIBA160 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (5 cr)
Study level:
Intermediate studies
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of Psychology
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
Lectures will be based on the course literature. Topics include such fundamental issues as long-term potentiation and protein regulation and the role of the hippocampus in memory formation.
Completion methods
Lectures and literature.
Learning outcomes
Students learn the basic principles of how memories are formed and stored in
the brain and how these phenomena can be studied using experimental methods. They under-stand the general principles of learning that are common to all mammalian species.
the brain and how these phenomena can be studied using experimental methods. They under-stand the general principles of learning that are common to all mammalian species.
Study materials
RUDY, J. W. (2014). The neurobiology of learning and memory. 2nd edition. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates.
Literature
- RUDY, J. W. (2014). The neurobiology of learning and memory. 2nd edition. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates.
Completion methods
Method 1
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
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Teaching (5 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish