Neuroendocrinology of Stress

Daten

Offizielle Daten in der Fachveröffentlichung für das folgende akademische Jahr: 2024-2025

Thematik

The course introduces the neuroanatomy and neuroendocrinological background of stress. The stress influences our daily life. The lectures explain the types and duration of stressors and show the differences of stressors' effect. We revise how the stress affects other hormonal systems such as fertility and metabolism. We get an insight into the relationship of stress and dysfunction of central nervous system (cognitive functions loss, mood ans psychiatric disorders). Our aim to introduce the changes in the central nervous system during stress and show those neurobiological alteration tha may initiate the pathophysiology. Our lecturers introduce the repertoire of equipments, methods and animal models in the nowadays stress research. Finally we get an insight into stress related research projects, and newest results which are actual running on our university departments

Vorlesungen

• 1. Introduction to stress; definition and types of stress - Kovács László Ákos
• 2. Neuroanatomical basis of stress - Kovács László Ákos
• 3.

  Adaptation and maladaptation

  - Kozicz László Tamás
• 4. The role of neuropeptides and neurotransmitters in regulation of stress - Kovács László Ákos
• 5. Measuring effects of stress in experimental animals and humans - Zelena Dóra Tímea
• 6. Animal models for stress, stress-induced depression model - Gaszner Balázs (Anat)
• 7. Chronic stress-induced morphological changes of central nevrous system in humans and experimental animals - Czéh Boldizsár
• 8. Memory, learn and stress - László Kristóf
• 9.

  Regulation of fertility in stress

  - Hrabovszky Erik
• 10. Melanocortin and stress - Füredi Nóra Judit
• 11. Relationship of age and stress - Kovács László Ákos
• 12. Closing lecture and conclusions- final test - Kovács László Ákos

Praktika

Seminare

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Voraussetzung zum Absolvieren des Semesters

Writing two successful tests and attendance at 85% of the lectures.

Semesteranforderungen

Two tests are written during the semester. There is no possibility to make up the test.

Möglichkeiten zur Nachholung der Fehlzeiten

There is no possibility for make up

Prüfungsfragen

Test questions of the tests are selected from the lecture materials during the course.

Prüfer

Praktika, Seminarleiter/innen