Neuroendocrinology of Stress

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2022-2023

Course director

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 12 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 0 hours

total of: 12 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OXF-SNE-h-T
  • 1 kredit
  • General Medicine
  • Optional modul
  • spring
Prerequisites:

ODA-EL2-T parallel , ODA-NEA-T parallel

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 60

Topic

The course introduces the neuroanatomy and neuroendocrinological background of stress. The stress influences our daily life. The lectures explain the types and duration of stress and show differences of stressors' effects. We revise how the stress affects other hormone 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 disorders). Our aim to introduce the changes in the central nervous system in stress and show those neurobiological alteration. Our lecturers introduce the repertoire of equipments, methods and animal models in stress research. Finally we get an insight into stress related research projects, and newest results which are running on our university departments

Lectures

  • 1. Introduction to stress; definition and types of stress - Dr. Kovács László Ákos
  • 2. Neuroanatomical basis of stress - Dr. Kovács László Ákos
  • 3. Regulation of HPA-axis, the importance of glucocorticoids - Dr. Kovács László Ákos
  • 4. The role of neuropeptides and neurotransmitters in regulation of stress - Dr. Kovács László Ákos
  • 5. Measuring effects of stress in experimental animals and humans - Dr. Zelena Dóra Tímea
  • 6. Animal models for stress, stress-induced depression model - Dr. Gaszner Balázs
  • 7. Chronic stress-induced morphological changes of central nevrous system in humans and experimental animals - Dr. Czéh Boldizsár
  • 8. Memory, learn and stress - Dr. László Kristóf
  • 9. Regulation of fertility in stress - Dr. Kovács László Ákos
  • 10. Melanocortin and stress - Dr. Füredi Nóra Judit
  • 11. Relationship of age and stress - Dr. Kovács László Ákos
  • 12. Closing lecture and conclusions- final test - Dr. Kovács László Ákos

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Our lecture materials

Notes

Recommended literature

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

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

Mid-term exams

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

Making up for missed classes

There is no possibility for make up

Exam topics/questions

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

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars