Class Neurobiology

This UC emerges as an interface between molecular and cellular biology and cognitive neurosciences. Are
introduced the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the neuronal synapse as well as the
neuroanatomical correlates associated with cognitive functioning, with emphasis on vision, perception,
attention and visual recognition of objects.

1. Brief historical perspective of the study of the brain
2. Methods for exploring neuronal function
3. Communication between neurons: synapse (i)
4. Communication between neurons: synapse (ii)
5. Organization of the nervous system
6 Visual Perception: neural mechanisms
7. Object recognition: neural mechanisms
8. Selective attention: neuronal mechanisms
9. Cellular mechanisms and neuronal changes in some diseases of the nervous system

Methodology with practical and theoretical contente with focus on neurobiology

• Kandel , Eric R., James H. Schwartz, and Thomas M. Jessell. Principles of Neural Science . 4th
  ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, 2000.
  Gazzaniga, M., Ivry, R. and Mangun, G. (2009) Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind.
  Norton Press, London.