Vai al contenuto principale Vai al footer
Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Health professions degree in
Speech and language therapy
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Medicine and Surgery

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
cod. 1005011

Academic year 2021/22
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Leonardo FOGASSI
Academic discipline
Fisiologia (BIO/09)
Field
"altre attività quali l'informatica, attività seminariali ecc."
Type of training activity
More
14 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: -
course unit
in ITALIAN
lectures timetable unavailable
exam calls

Integrated course unit module: GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY AND PSYCHOBIOLOGY

Print

Learning objectives

Learning of Basic concepts on the elaboration of some sensory systems

Prerequisites

- - -

Course unit content

Psychophysics of perception. Somatosensory system. Auditory system. Physiology of phonation

Full programme

Anatomy of the spinal cord. Receptors and afferent fibres. Somatosensory pathways. Thalamus and cerebral cortex (areas SI and SII). Anatomy of the inner ear. Acoustic receptors and transduction. Central acoustic pathways. Primary auditory cortex. Retina, visual pathways and Primary visual cortex. Control of phonation.

Bibliography

Chapters on somatosensory, auditory and visual systems from "Kandel, Schwartz and Jessel. Principi di Neuroscienze. Ed. Ambrosiana" and from Fondamenti anatomo-fisiologici dell'attività psichica (a cura di A. Maravita) Ed. Poletto

Teaching methods

Class lectures.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination.

Other information

- - -

2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

- - -

Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student registry office

E. segreteria.medicina@unipr.it
T. +39 0521 033700

Quality Assurance Office

Education Manager:
Dr. Claudia Simone
T. +39 0521 033732
Office email didattica.dimec@unipr.it
Manager's email claudia.simone@unipr.it
Course President
Prof. Andrea Bacciu
E. andrea.bacciu@unipr.it

Guidance delegate

Prof. Maria Teresa Berghenti
E. mariateresa.berghenti@unipr.it

Tutor professors

Prof. Andrea Bacciu
E. andrea.bacciu@unipr.it
Prof. Maria Teresa Berghenti
E. mariateresa.berghenti@unipr.it
Prof. Vincenzo Vincenti
E. vincenzo.vincenti@unipr.it
Prof. Enrico Pasanisi
E. enrico.pasanisi@uinipr.it
Prof. Filippo Di Lella
E. filippo.dilella@unipr.it
 

Quality Assurance Manager

Prof. Vincenzo Vincenti
E. vincenzo.vincenti@unipr.it

Internships

E. mariateresa.berghenti@unipr.it