神經科學與行為研究
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碩士學位課程
科學及環境研究所
學制 | 授課語言 | 校舍 |
2年(夜間) | 英語 | 皇朝校舍 |
本課程透過多學科方式教學,使學生了解現代概念和理論,並在神經科學和行為學的新興領域內進行先進研究方法的培訓。
神經科學與行為研究碩士學位 是由聖若瑟大學與葡萄牙ISPA – Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida (ISPA-IU)聯合開辦的國際認可課程。第一學年的課程將會在澳門進行,第二學年學生將會到葡萄牙學習兩個科目。學生可以選擇在澳門或葡萄牙撰寫論文。成功完成課程後,學生可獲兩所院校共同頒授之碩士學位文憑。多學科的講師團隊將在神經科學和行為學的新興領域內為學生提供多方位培訓。學位涵蓋的學科有:神經科學基礎 (課程包括分子與細胞神經科學、功能與比較神經解剖學、社會神經科學、認知神經科學)、神經科學研究方法(課程包括神經科學與行為學的研究方法)以及神經科學的臨床和跨學科應用(課程包括臨床神經科學、神經經濟學、神經科學應用教育、人類神經科學高級研討會、比較神經學高級研討會)。在第二學年期間,學生將参與一項以基礎或應用神經科學為特定課題的研究並撰寫論文。這個創新的學位課程旨在通過豐富、多學科和國際經驗,在能被廣泛應用的動態研究領域內,為學生提供紮實的培訓。
本學位的課程主任為聖若瑟大學的David Gonçalves 和 ISPA- IU的 Rui Oliveira 。
在兩年的夜間課程中,神經科學與行為學研究碩士學生持有全日制學生身份。
學生體驗
- 學生將會在神經科學和行為學的理論和概念上獲得紮實基礎;
- 學生將會獲得研究神經系統和行為學先進方法的實踐經驗;
- 學生將了解神經科學的臨床和跨學科應用;
- 學生將取得多學科和國際經驗,並會獲得歐洲和澳門聯合頒授的文憑。
就業機會
- 衛生部門
- 生物醫藥行業
- 研究和學術界
- 營銷和數據科學
- 教育
申請人資格
- 持健康科學、生物科學、物理科學、數學、電腦科學、工程、管理、商業、教育等領域學士學位或同等學歷的人士;
- 任何界別想專修神經科學和行為學的專業人士。
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Modules
Year 1In this academic unit the molecular and cellular functional bases of the nervous system underlying the expression of behaviour will be initially presented to the students. The types of cells of the nervous system and molecular basis of neuronal communication will be described. The modulation of neuronal communication will be discussed in order to understand how internal and external agents can influence sensorial input and motor output. The molecular and cellular basis of neuronal and behavioural plasticity will also be discussed. Traditional and current techniques for the study of the molecular and cellular basis of the nervous system will be described.
The following content will be covered:
1. Cellular basis of the nervous system: neurons and glial cells;
2. Molecular basis of the nervous system: neurotransmitters and membrane proteins;
3. Electrophysiology: resting and action potential;
4. Synaptic transmission;
5. Neuromodulation;
6. The brain at work, neuronal networks;
7. Neuronal plasticity and behavioural plasticity;
8. Techniques for the molecular and cellular cha racterization of the nervous system;
9. Techniques for the molecular and cellular functional manipulation of the nervous system.This curricular unit will provide an overall perspective on the anatomical and functional organization of the nervous system, allowing the students to compare the most widely used animal model species in experimental neuroscience.
The following topics will be presented:
Functional Neuroanatomy
1. General organization of human nervous system
1.1. Human Central and Peripheral Nervous System
1.2. Ventricular system
1.3. Cerebral circulation
2. Brain structures: cortical and subcortical
3. Sensory processing: somatic sensory system and vision.
4. Movement planning and control and major motor pathways
4.1. Cerebellum and basal ganglia
5. Limbic system.
Comparative neuroanatomy
1. Evolution and phylogeny in Animal nervous system
2. Comparative neuroanatomy in vertebrates
3. Brain evolution and adaptation. Intelligence and behavior.
4. Animal models in behavioral neurosciences. Limitations a nd advantages of several models.In this curricular unit the students will enhance their knowledge about the relationship between the nervous system and behaviour. The module will start with an historical perspective about the research in Cognitive Neuroscience, followed by an explanation on the organization and cognitive functioning of the nervous system in various vertebrate models with a focus on the human brain. The main models to explain normal cognitive functioning will be presented, as well as case studies about cognitive impairments.
The following main themes will be covered:
1. Historical foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience
2. Organization and cognitive functioning of the nervous system: evolutionary perspective
3. Experimental techniques in Cognitive Neuroscience
4. Cortical organization and specialization of the hemispheres
5. The occipital and temporal lobes
6. The parental and frontal lobes
7. Memory
8. Sensorial reception and processing
9. Oral language
10. Written language and reading
11. ConsciousnessThis curricular unit aims to provide an initial explanation about the scientific method and experimental design, followed by a description of the methodologies used in Fundamental Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Behaviour, considering both classic and current approaches. The module will cover the main characteristics; limitations and applications of the methods explained and several case studies. The different ways to analyse data will be also explained and discussed.
The following topics will be covered:
1. The scientific method and how to create good research questions
2. Classic and current methods in Neuroscience research
3. Classic and current methods in Behavioral research
4. Animal research models – advantages, limitations and ethics
5. Electrophysiology methods in Fundamental and Applied Neuroscience
6. Neuroimaging methods in Fundamental and Applied Neuroscience
7. Molecular and cell biology research methods applied to Neuroscience research
8. Data analysis and interpretationClinical Neuroscience focuses on normal and disturbed behaviour in relation to brain structure and function and how they are affected in congenital, acquired or degenerative brain dysfunction and related neuropsychiatric disorders.
Emphasis will be given to cognitive functions of the brain and how they are affected in neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions.
The following topics will be covered:
Part 1
1. Assessment of cognitive functions
2. Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Part 2
Cognitive assessment, pathology and case-studies:
1. Motor Systems
2. Sensory Systems
3. The cerebral Cortex and Limbic System
4. Higher Functions of the Brain
4.1. Learning and Memory
4.2. Language
4.3. Executive FunctionsSocial neuroscience lies at the intersection between cognitive neuroscience and social psychology. Inspired by developments over the last 15 years, social neuroscience raises the level of analysis above the individual and advances social and neuroscientific perspectives that elucidate the neural and behavioural bases of social behaviour. Therefore, in this module the following topics will be covered:
What is social neuroscience?
What are the neural bases of being social?
Emotion
The question of ‘empathy’ and its neural grounding.
The perception of action and the understanding of intention.
Functional imaging of the ‘theory of mind’.
How do we map action words?
Language and its neural underpinning.
Oxytocin and social behaviour.In this curricular unit are presented the main concepts about how the neurosciences researchers are integrating their results with other areas such as economics, management and marketing, with the aim to understand better the decision making process. The module will focus on the most recent advances and trends in the field, but always with a practical and contextualized approach. Besides, new concepts as the integration with new technologies such as IoT and artificial intelligence are going to be discussed.
The following topics will be covered:
Introduction and scope of neuroeconomics;
Tools of neuroeconomics: contextualizing neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neuroimaging;
Introduction of Brain Models for Decision-Making and Choice;
Introduction to Computational and Statistic Models of Decision-Making;
Subjective Value - What is the brain model behind?
Affective Mechanisms of Decision Making;
Decision-Making: Dual Process Theory - a neuroeconomics perspective;
Decision-Making under risk;
Games and the Brain - influences in neuroeconomics;
Social emotions and the Brain.Students will be presented with a view of Neuroscience applied to Education. They will learn the importance of cognitive development and the influence of psychological, social and environmental factors on learning. Understanding how the brain develops and learns throughout the different developmental stages, as well as their disorders, will enable the design of educational strategies that address cognitive variation across different settings and age groups.
Within this context, the following topics will be considered:
1. An introduction to educational neuroscience;
2. Research methods in educational neuroscience;
3. Learning theories and the brain;
4. Memory;
5. Executive mechanisms and self regulation;
6. Emotion and cognition;
7. Intelligence;
8. Social development;
9. Language development;
10. Literacy development and dyslexia.Year 2This advanced seminar will expose students to the latest studies, theories and concepts on the field of Human Cognition covering aspects known about brain mechanisms underlying high-order psychological processes in humans, its development and their disruption by ageing, lesions or genetic factors. The module will direct students to search for relevant and curated information on specific topics related with human neuroscience and stimulate them to review,
organize, synthesize and communicate their conclusions.
Topics that will be covered:
1. Brain and Cognition
2. Genetics and Brain
3. Development and Brain
4. Aging and Brain
5. Neuroplasticity and learning
6. Neuroplasticity and rehabilitation
7. Brain, environment and stimulation
8. Imaging the Brain
9. The Default-Mode Network
10. Human ConnectomePrior learned concepts will be united in a holistic and comparative perspective. With a high degree of autonomy, students will investigate how variation across species in behaviour rely on common molecular and organisational features of the nervous system and how divergent evolutionary histories result in behavioural adaptations and changes in the underlying neurobiological mechanisms. The study of proximate mechanisms of neuro and behavioural
plasticity for the understanding of the evolution of behaviour and cognition will also be addressed.
This unit will cover the topics:
- Reviewing the building blocks of behaviour and cognition;
- Comparative neuroanatomy; evolution of the nervous system;
- Species variation in cognition and “intelligence”;
- The eco-evo-devo approach to behaviour and cognition;
- Proximate mechanisms of behavioural variation and their evolutionary implications.The aim of the dissertation component is to provide students with the mastery of research skills that allows them to place and test hypothesis in Neurosciences and Behavior with a high degree of autonomy. Under supervision but given a high degree of autonomy, students will further develop the training obtained in the previous curricular units to propose original and testable hypotheses, design experiments to test these hypotheses, collect, analyse and interpret results and contextualize findings in a broader conceptual field.
The following content will be covered:
1. Cellular basis of the nervous system: neurons and glial cells;
2. Molecular basis of the nervous system: neurotransmitters and membrane proteins;
3. Electrophysiology: resting and action potential;
4. Synaptic transmission;
5. Neuromodulation;
6. The brain at work, neuronal networks;
7. Neuronal plasticity and behavioural plasticity;
8. Techniques for the molecular and cellular cha racterization of the nervous system;
9. Techniques for the molecular and cellular functional manipulation of the nervous system.
The following topics will be presented:
Functional Neuroanatomy
1. General organization of human nervous system
1.1. Human Central and Peripheral Nervous System
1.2. Ventricular system
1.3. Cerebral circulation
2. Brain structures: cortical and subcortical
3. Sensory processing: somatic sensory system and vision.
4. Movement planning and control and major motor pathways
4.1. Cerebellum and basal ganglia
5. Limbic system.
Comparative neuroanatomy
1. Evolution and phylogeny in Animal nervous system
2. Comparative neuroanatomy in vertebrates
3. Brain evolution and adaptation. Intelligence and behavior.
4. Animal models in behavioral neurosciences. Limitations a nd advantages of several models.
The following main themes will be covered:
1. Historical foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience
2. Organization and cognitive functioning of the nervous system: evolutionary perspective
3. Experimental techniques in Cognitive Neuroscience
4. Cortical organization and specialization of the hemispheres
5. The occipital and temporal lobes
6. The parental and frontal lobes
7. Memory
8. Sensorial reception and processing
9. Oral language
10. Written language and reading
11. Consciousness
The following topics will be covered:
1. The scientific method and how to create good research questions
2. Classic and current methods in Neuroscience research
3. Classic and current methods in Behavioral research
4. Animal research models – advantages, limitations and ethics
5. Electrophysiology methods in Fundamental and Applied Neuroscience
6. Neuroimaging methods in Fundamental and Applied Neuroscience
7. Molecular and cell biology research methods applied to Neuroscience research
8. Data analysis and interpretation
Emphasis will be given to cognitive functions of the brain and how they are affected in neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions.
The following topics will be covered:
Part 1
1. Assessment of cognitive functions
2. Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Part 2
Cognitive assessment, pathology and case-studies:
1. Motor Systems
2. Sensory Systems
3. The cerebral Cortex and Limbic System
4. Higher Functions of the Brain
4.1. Learning and Memory
4.2. Language
4.3. Executive Functions
What is social neuroscience?
What are the neural bases of being social?
Emotion
The question of ‘empathy’ and its neural grounding.
The perception of action and the understanding of intention.
Functional imaging of the ‘theory of mind’.
How do we map action words?
Language and its neural underpinning.
Oxytocin and social behaviour.
The following topics will be covered:
Introduction and scope of neuroeconomics;
Tools of neuroeconomics: contextualizing neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neuroimaging;
Introduction of Brain Models for Decision-Making and Choice;
Introduction to Computational and Statistic Models of Decision-Making;
Subjective Value - What is the brain model behind?
Affective Mechanisms of Decision Making;
Decision-Making: Dual Process Theory - a neuroeconomics perspective;
Decision-Making under risk;
Games and the Brain - influences in neuroeconomics;
Social emotions and the Brain.
Within this context, the following topics will be considered:
1. An introduction to educational neuroscience;
2. Research methods in educational neuroscience;
3. Learning theories and the brain;
4. Memory;
5. Executive mechanisms and self regulation;
6. Emotion and cognition;
7. Intelligence;
8. Social development;
9. Language development;
10. Literacy development and dyslexia.
This advanced seminar will expose students to the latest studies, theories and concepts on the field of Human Cognition covering aspects known about brain mechanisms underlying high-order psychological processes in humans, its development and their disruption by ageing, lesions or genetic factors. The module will direct students to search for relevant and curated information on specific topics related with human neuroscience and stimulate them to review,
organize, synthesize and communicate their conclusions.
Topics that will be covered:
1. Brain and Cognition
2. Genetics and Brain
3. Development and Brain
4. Aging and Brain
5. Neuroplasticity and learning
6. Neuroplasticity and rehabilitation
7. Brain, environment and stimulation
8. Imaging the Brain
9. The Default-Mode Network
10. Human Connectome
organize, synthesize and communicate their conclusions.
Topics that will be covered:
1. Brain and Cognition
2. Genetics and Brain
3. Development and Brain
4. Aging and Brain
5. Neuroplasticity and learning
6. Neuroplasticity and rehabilitation
7. Brain, environment and stimulation
8. Imaging the Brain
9. The Default-Mode Network
10. Human Connectome
Prior learned concepts will be united in a holistic and comparative perspective. With a high degree of autonomy, students will investigate how variation across species in behaviour rely on common molecular and organisational features of the nervous system and how divergent evolutionary histories result in behavioural adaptations and changes in the underlying neurobiological mechanisms. The study of proximate mechanisms of neuro and behavioural
plasticity for the understanding of the evolution of behaviour and cognition will also be addressed.
This unit will cover the topics:
- Reviewing the building blocks of behaviour and cognition;
- Comparative neuroanatomy; evolution of the nervous system;
- Species variation in cognition and “intelligence”;
- The eco-evo-devo approach to behaviour and cognition;
- Proximate mechanisms of behavioural variation and their evolutionary implications.
plasticity for the understanding of the evolution of behaviour and cognition will also be addressed.
This unit will cover the topics:
- Reviewing the building blocks of behaviour and cognition;
- Comparative neuroanatomy; evolution of the nervous system;
- Species variation in cognition and “intelligence”;
- The eco-evo-devo approach to behaviour and cognition;
- Proximate mechanisms of behavioural variation and their evolutionary implications.
The aim of the dissertation component is to provide students with the mastery of research skills that allows them to place and test hypothesis in Neurosciences and Behavior with a high degree of autonomy. Under supervision but given a high degree of autonomy, students will further develop the training obtained in the previous curricular units to propose original and testable hypotheses, design experiments to test these hypotheses, collect, analyse and interpret results and contextualize findings in a broader conceptual field.
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