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New Research Directions in Neuroscience

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Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2023-2024

Course director

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 12 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 0 hours

total of: 12 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OAF-KII-T
  • 1 kredit
  • General Medicine
  • Optional modul
  • spring
Prerequisites:

OAA-EL1-T completed

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 100

Available as Campus course for 100 fő számára. Campus-karok: ÁOK BTK ETK GYTK TTK

Topic

In addition to cardiovascular disease, brain disease imposes a significant burden on both the individual and society, and research into these is essential both for a better understanding of the processes and for seeking new pathways to healing. During the course, students will be introduced to the animal models used in the research (rodents, zebra finches), the latest results of research on our visual system, our largest information processing body, various aspects of learning and the interaction of metabolism and brain. The lectures, without being exhaustive, provide a glimpse into university research.

Lectures

  • 1. Advantages of animal models, especially in relation to autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia - Dr. László Kristóf
  • 2. Significance of the gastrointestinal microbiome in the organization of behavioral processes. - Mintál Kitti
  • 3. Physiological and morphological research in the visual system - Dr. Buzás Péter
  • 4. Examination of the maturation of the visual system by psychophysical and electrophysiological methods - Dr. Ráczné Dr. Mikó-Baráth Eszter
  • 5. Examining the role of plasma membrane in cell function - Dr. Barabás Klaudia
  • 6. The role of neurotensin and its interactions in the regulation of behavior - Dr. Ollmann Tamás
  • 7. Learning, computation and nervous system: what can we do with the reinforcement learning theory? - Dr. Gálosi Rita
  • 8. Forebrain glucose-monitoring neurons: Complex functional attributes in the regulation of homeostasis  - Hormay Edina Emőke
  • 9. Posttraumatic stress disorder as a metabolic disease - Dr. Zelena Dóra Tímea
  • 10. CRHergic neurons of median raphe region regulates stress and anxiety - Dr. Zelena Dóra Tímea
  • 11. The role of membrane regions in signal transduction - Dr. Ernszt Dávid
  • 12. The role of zinc and purinergic receptors in major depression - Dr. Kovács Gergely

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Hand-outs will be given.

Notes

Recommended literature

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Maximum of 15 % absence allowed

Mid-term exams

During the semester students write a 3-5 page essay.

Making up for missed classes

Make-up classes are possible if needed, students have to make appointments.

Exam topics/questions

Will be anounced during the semester.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

Rólunk