Code: BIOL-430
Semester: H
Course Type: Elective
ECTS units: 5

Instructor

Associate Professor: Sidiropoulou Kiriaki
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Office phone number:  +30 2810 394071
Lab phone number:  +30 2810 394442

Description

Objectives of the course (preferably expressed in terms of learning outcomes and competences):  To learn the fundamentals of the neurobiological basis of behavior.

Course contents: Brain anatomy and organization. Methodological and ethical aspects in research for neurobiology of behavior. Motivation and homeostasis. Brain reward system and addiction. Sex biology. Neurobiology of emotions. Interaction with the environment (sound, visual and somatosensory perception). Movement. Learning and memory. Cognitive function. Sleep and consciousness. Neurobiological basis of psychiatric disorders.