PSYCOBIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY I
cod. 1004925

Academic year 2021/22
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
- Luca BONINI
Academic discipline
Psicobiologia e psicologia fisiologica (M-PSI/02)
Field
Scienze umane e psicopedagogiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
14 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: -
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY AND PSYCHOBIOLOGY

Learning objectives

The course aims to provide students with theoretical knowledges about psychobiological aspects underlying the development of the human brain and of infant's sensorimotor and cofnitive skills.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledges of biology and general psychology

Course unit content

Lectures will deal with the topic of the development of the central nervous system (CNS), focusing on the role of organism-environment interactions during induction, modeling and organization of CNS structures and their functions. Lessons will follow the chain of events characterizig pre-, peri- and post-natal development in a psychobiological perspective.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Teaching material wil be constituted by papers and readings directly suggested by the teacher.

Teaching methods

Classroom-taught lessons.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination

Other information

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