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Psychophysiology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:14.00
Study Course Accepted:22.08.2024 08:49:04
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUPK_109 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Biology; Human and Animal Physiology | Target Audience: | Psychology | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Agnese Ušacka | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 10 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 20 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 28 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Biology and Genetics, Biomedical Basics of Human Functioning, General Psychology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide insight into the neurophysiological mechanisms of psychological functions in the human brain. Also, to build an understanding of the biological origins of reflexes, motivation, emotions, memory, attention, and consciousness, allowing the understanding of how these functions manifest in the human psychology. To promote students' skills to work both independently and in a group to gather information, analyse it and to present it in a written format and verbally. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Subject, methods, science of psychophysiology, its history. Evolutionary development of the brain in the human and animal body. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Functional structure of the human nervous system. Functions of the nervous system. Reflex. Central and peripheral nervous system. Nervous system formations in tissues and organs. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Basic types of specific cells of the nervous system. Basic functions of the neuroendocrine system. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Neural Communication: Signaling, transmission of electrical and chemical information in the nervous system. Neuroplasticity. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Functions of the cerebral cortex; functional asymmetry. Sleep-wake cycle. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Sensory and motor systems. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Physiology of pain; objective and subjective components of the pain response. Physiology of stress. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Physiological nature of basic mental processes: consciousness, unconsciousness and perception. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Physiological nature of basic mental processes: memory, types of memory and attention. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Physiological nature of basic mental processes: Emotions and motivation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Recent research in psychophysiology. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Subject, methods, science of psychophysiology, its history. Evolutionary development of the brain in the human and animal body. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Functional structure of the human nervous system. Functions of the nervous system. Reflex. Central and peripheral nervous system. Nervous system formations in tissues and organs. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Basic types of specific cells of the nervous system. Basic functions of the neuroendocrine system. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Neural Communication: Signaling, transmission of electrical and chemical information in the nervous system. Neuroplasticity. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Functions of the cerebral cortex; functional asymmetry. Sleep-wake cycle. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Sensory and motor systems. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Physiology of pain; objective and subjective components of the pain response. Physiology of stress. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Physiological nature of basic mental processes: consciousness, unconsciousness and perception. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Physiological nature of basic mental processes: memory, types of memory and attention. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Physiological nature of basic mental processes: Emotions and motivation. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Recent research in psychophysiology. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Each student must write an essay individually on one of the proposed topics related to the material presented in the lectures. Each student must attend all four (FT) or two (PT) seminars and complete multiple choice tests at the end of the sessions. Students should prepare individually for the final exam - a test. When completing all study tasks, the student is prohibited from using artificial intelligence to generate text, but may use it to search and gather information. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in practical classes - students have successfully passed all tests (10% of the final grade), have successfully written an essay (50% of the final grade), have passed an exam (90 multiple choice question test) at the end of the semester (40%). According to RSU Study Regulations I 3.9. point, class attendance is mandatory and is recorded. At the end of each lesson, the student additionally submits a worksheet filled in according to the criteria indicated in the e-environment and, if the criteria are fulfilled, receives the grade "passed". | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | A student will be capable to explain physiological processes in the brain; to describe the physiological basis of psychological processes; as well as to present contemporary scientific notions about the neurophysiological mechanisms of psychological functions in the human brain. | ||||||||
| Skills: | A student will recognize different parts of the brain and will be able to describe their functions; as well as to explain the physiological basis of psychological processes; a student will be able to discern the psychophysiological mechanisms of psychological phenomena and to work both independently and in a group. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to use the acquired knowledge about the diverse psychophysiological processes in the body in the specialised courses in the study programme "Psychology". | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Yuste, R. (2021). Lectures in Neuroscience. Columbia University Press. | ||||||||
| 2 | Blake, M. L., & Hoepner, J. K. (2021). Clinical Neuroscience for Communication Disorders: Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology (Vol. 1). Plural Publishing. | ||||||||
| 3 | Ambron, R. (2022). The Brain and Pain: Breakthroughs in Neuroscience. Columbia University Press. | ||||||||
| 4 | Lundy-Ekman, L. (2023). Neuroscience: fundamentals for rehabilitation. 6th ed. St.Louis: Elsevier | ||||||||
| 5 | Dando, M. R. (2020). Neuroscience and the problem of dual use. Springer. | ||||||||
| 6 | Mtui, E., Gruener, G., & Dockery, P. (2020). Fitzgerald's Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience E-Book: Fitzgerald's Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. | ||||||||
| 7 | Cacioppo, S., & Cacioppo, J. T. (2020). Introduction to social neuroscience. Princeton University Press. | ||||||||
| 8 | Bear, M., Connors, B., & Paradiso, M. A. (2020). Neuroscience: exploring the brain, enhanced edition: exploring the brain. Jones & Bartlett Learning. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Hamm AO. (2020). Fear, anxiety, and their disorders from the perspective of psychophysiology. Psychophysiology [Psychophysiology]. Feb; Vol. 57 (2), pp. e13474; Publisher: Blackwell; PMID: 31529522, Database: MEDLINE Complete | ||||||||
| 2 | Li, Lu; Gow, Andrew Douglas Isherwood; Zhou, Jiaxian. (2020). The Role of Positive Emotions in Education: A Neuroscience Perspective. Mind, Brain, and Education, v14 n3 p220-234 Aug. (EJ1263608), Database: ERIC | ||||||||
| 3 | Rockstroh BS; McTeague LM. (2020). Psychophysiological approaches to understanding the impact of trauma exposure. Psychophysiology [Psychophysiology]. Jan; Vol. 57 (1), pp. e13497; Publisher: Blackwell; PMID: 31833088, Database: MEDLINE Complete | ||||||||
| 4 | Gendolla, GHE, (2017). The psychophysiology of motivation: Body and brain in action. International Journal Of Psychophysiology: Official Journal Of The International Organization Of Psychophysiology. Vol. 119, pp.1-3; Publisher: Elsevier; PMID: 2855479 | ||||||||
