Neuroanthropology

Data

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Topic

Culture, mind, and brain: The three main substrates of our self. The basic mechanisms of these substrates as well as the potential interactions between them have been widely investigated by several scientific fields. For example, various research areas of neuroscience and psychology are dedicated to mind and brain connections. In addition, the dynamics and rules of the complex human cultures have been rigorously studied by cultural anthropologists. The potential cultural effects on neuronal functioning, however, received less attention. Therefore, a novel scientific synthesis - Neuroanthropology - has emerged recently with an aim to provide a conceptual background of culture-brain interactions. The course is dedicated to this scientific area. More particular, the course aims to show the different aspects of the main question of 'how human culture is embedded in the human brain'.

Lectures

Practices

Seminars

• 1. Methods and main theoretical approaches of neuroanthropology - Csathó Árpád István
• 2. Methods and main theoretical approaches of neuroanthropology - Csathó Árpád István
• 3. Culture-sensitive neural substrates, brain evolution - Csathó Árpád István
• 4. Culture-sensitive neural substrates, brain evolution - Csathó Árpád István
• 5. Neuroanthropology of social behaviour - Csathó Árpád István
• 6. Neuroanthropology of social behaviour - Csathó Árpád István
• 7. The neuroanthropology of human empathy - Csathó Árpád István
• 8. The neuroanthropology of human empathy - Csathó Árpád István
• 9. Socio-cultural background of pain - Csathó Árpád István
• 10. Socio-cultural background of pain - Csathó Árpád István
• 11. Culture bound syndromes: Relationship between culture and mental diseases - Csathó Árpád István
• 12. Culture bound syndromes: Relationship between culture and mental diseases - Csathó Árpád István
• 13. Neuroanthropology of addiction - Csathó Árpád István
• 14. Neuroanthropology of addiction - Csathó Árpád István
• 15. The bio-psycho-social context of "everyday" drugs - Csathó Árpád István
• 16. The bio-psycho-social context of "everyday" drugs - Csathó Árpád István
• 17. Human locomotion: Ecology, Culture, and Disorders - Csathó Árpád István
• 18. Human locomotion: Ecology, Culture, and Disorders - Csathó Árpád István
• 19. Fatigue and Activity: Biopsychological and social correlates - Csathó Árpád István
• 20. Fatigue and Activity: Biopsychological and social correlates - Csathó Árpád István
• 21. Human diet and its neuro-cultural background - Csathó Árpád István
• 22. Human diet and its neuro-cultural background - Csathó Árpád István
• 23. The social stress: Effects of cultural and neural processes - Csathó Árpád István
• 24. The social stress: Effects of cultural and neural processes - Csathó Árpád István

Reading material

Obligatory literature

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Literature developed by the Department

Available on Neptun.

Notes

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Recommended literature

D. H. Lende and G. Downey (eds.): The encultured brain: An introduction on Neuroanthropology, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA 2015

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

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Mid-term exams

Students are required to write an essay about a Neuroanthropology topic chosen from the topics announced during the semester.

Making up for missed classes

According to the Code of Studies and Examinations.

Exam topics/questions

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Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

• Csathó Árpád István