Neuropsychophysiology

Presentation

Curricular unit that aims to provide students with the knowledge and tools in neuropsychophysiology.

Part of this Programme

Cybertherapy and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

| Semestral | 4

Year | Type of course unit | Language

1 |Mandatory |Português

Code

ULHT776-10817

Recommended complementary curricular units

N/A

Prerequisites and co-requisites

n/a

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

• Physiological bases of neuronal excitability
• Neural activity in the intact brain.
  •     Brain rhythms
  •     Electroencephalography
• Brain imaging techniques
  •     Structural imaging
  •     Functional imaging
• Autonomic nervous system
  •     Peripheral psychophysiology
• Emotions and affective processing
• The auditory brain
  •     Neuroanatomical and functional organization of auditory processing
  •     Voice, speech and communication processing
• The visual brain
  •     Primary visual cortex and association areas
  •     Object visual recognition
• The brain and movement
  •     Frontal lobes and movement
  •     Sensorimotor integration

Objectives

This curricular unit aims to address the main experimental paradigms in the study of brain processes with the use of neurophysiological methods. The student will be able to understand, select and use the most appropriate neurophysiological method to study the activity of the Central or the Peripheral Nervous Systems.

Teaching methodologies and assessment

The course is taught on a theoretical-practical basis, using the expository method with the aid of audiovisual media and supported in scientific articles relevant to the themes under study. The practical classes performed in the laboratory are focused on the demonstration of the functioning of psychophysiological techniques, or in the classroom with computers for processing and analysis of neuropsychophysiological data.

The evaluation of this curricular unit includes attendance and two evaluation moments: 1) written test (50%) and 2) group work (50%) of 2/3 students based on the activities developed in the practical classes. A final exam (100%) will be made to students who do not meet the requirements for the continuous assessment modality with contents from theoretical and practical classes. Class attendance is mandatory. At a final grade, the student must have at least 10 points.

References

• Andreassi, J.L. (2009). Psychophysiology: Human Behavior and Physiological Response. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
• Cabeza, R. & Kingstone, A., (2006). Handbook of Functional Neuroimaging of Cognition (2nd Ed). The MIT Press.
• Cacioppo, J., Tassinary, L. & Berntson, G. (2007). Handbook of Psychophysiology. Cambridge University Press.
• Eysenck, M.W. & Keane, M.T. (2015). Cognitive Psychology A Student's Handbook (7th Ed). NY: Psychology Press. 
• Kolb, B., Whishaw, I.Q. (2015). Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology. Worth Publishers.
• Lewis, M. (2016). Handbook of Emotions (4h Ed). New York: The Guilford Press.

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