SUBJECT

Genetic, Perinatal and Biological Factors in Behavior Regulation: Biological Basis of Regulatory Processes in Behavior

DPSY16-BRM-101:3

practice

Doctoral

Faculty of Education and Psychology

Doctoral School of Psychology

7

Semester 1-4

Autumn/Spring semester

During the course the physiological and pathophysiological background of psychological functions are reviewed with special emphasis on regulatory mechanisms.

Main topics:

• Interaction between the heart and cognitive-emotional processes: the anatomical-physiological background of related regulatory processes, psychophysiological correlates, principles of measurement, stress phenomena.
• Blood circulation in the brain (functional anatomical background) and its relationship to cognitive and emotional processes.
• Measurement of blood circulation (NIRS, fMRI, Doppler).
• Correlation between metabolic changes of brain and psychological functions
• Spontaneous and evoked brain electrical correlates of behavior. Graph theoretical approach.
• Regulation of emotional processes: neurobiological and psychopysiological aspects, age-related characteristics.
• Visuomotor processes and regulation of visual sensory input:
• Regulation of the pupil, functional-anatomical background, related characteristics of information processing mechanisms.
• Importance of eye movements in information processing.
• Effect of cognitive and emotional processes on electrodermal activity and respiration: basic principles of regulation and measurement, anatomical-physiological background, psychophysiological importance.

• Baars, B. J., Cage, N. M. (2007) Cognition, Brain, And Consciousness. Academic Press.
• Cacioppo. J. T., Tassinary, L. G., Bentson, G. G. (2007) Handbook Of Psychophysiology. Cambridge Univ. Press.
• Hof, P. R., Mobbs, C. V. (2001) Functional Neurobiology Of Aging. Academic Press.
• Toates, F. (2001) Biological Psychology. Prentice Hall.
• Wickens, A. (2000) Foundations Of Biopsychology. Prentice Hall.