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Lecturer(s)
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Sedláček František, prof. RNDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Content of lectures: Introduction, ethology and related disciplines, behavioural models - ethological, cybernetic, neurophysiological; data communication and processing. Neural systems - structure and function; sensory, association and motor braincetres; homoeostasis. Sense organs - structure and function; threshold values; localization and identification; neural, cognitive maps. Motor systems - reflex, tonic control; spontaneous pike generators (pacemakers); innate behavioural programs. Motivation; selective attention; arousal. Learning - physiological mechanisms; types and localization of memmory; bird song. Echolocation in bats and dolphins, recognition of predators.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
- Preparation for classes
- 30 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 40 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Presentation of neuronal mechanisms which determine the observed behaviour i.e. capacity of sense organs, data processing in brain and motor systems.
It is about two-hour long lecture for master degree studets. Periodicity: in each academic year
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Prerequisites
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For students interested in animal behaviour and its link to neural mechanisms, that passed the basic bachelor course "KZO/159 Biology of animal behaviour".
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Written examination
By written exam students will be asked to answer 10 questions briefly concerning the main principles and mechanisms of animal behaviour and function of neural systems.
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Recommended literature
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Banich M.T., Compton R.J. Cognitive Neuroscience.. Wadsworth Cengage Learning., 2011. ISBN 978-0-8400-3265-2.
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Bradbury J.W., Vehrencamp S. Principles of Animal Communication.. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Publishers Sunderland, Massachusetts, 2011. ISBN 9780878930456.
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Carew T.J. Behavioral Neurobiology: The Cellular Organization of Natural Behavior. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, Massachusetts, 2000. ISBN 0-87893-084-1.
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