Christopher Robert Pryce: Katalogdaten im Frühjahrssemester 2018 |  |
| Name | Herr Prof. Dr. Christopher Robert Pryce (Professor Universität Zürich (UZH)) |
| Lehrgebiet | Behavioural Neurobiology |
| Adresse | Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik August-Forel-Strasse 7 FOS A 01 8008 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telefon | 044 634 89 21 |
| Departement | Gesundheitswissenschaften und Technologie |
| Beziehung | Ausserordentlicher Examinator |
| Nummer | Titel | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376-1428-00L | Comparative Behavioural Neuroscience | 4 KP | 2V | C. R. Pryce | |
| Kurzbeschreibung | Brain function and emotional and cognitive behaviour in rodents, monkeys and humans. Similarities and differences in study methods used between species. Translation of evidence between species. From adaptive functioning to neuropsychiatric disorders. | ||||
| Lernziel | Introduction to the integration of experimental psychology, neuroscience and psychiatry, to gain insight into how the mammalian brain regulates behaviour, and how animal evidence can be meaningfully translated to understand neuropsychiatric disorders and their treatment. | ||||
| Inhalt | Learning and Memory; Emotional and Cognitive Processing of the environment; Neuropsychiatry and Animal models; Psychopharmacology (target to therapy) | ||||
| Skript | Will be available via Moodle during the course. | ||||
| Literatur | Required reading will be communicated during the course. Students will review and discuss key papers as part of the course. Recommended texts: Nestler EJ, Hyman SE, Holtzman DM, Malenka RC (2015) Molecular Neuropharmacology: a foundation for clinical neuroscience. New York: McGraw Hill. Bouton ME (2007) Learning and Behavior: a contemporary synthesis. Sinauer Associates: Sunderland MA. | ||||