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Study Plan
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Laurea magistrale in Scienze filosofiche - Immatricolazione dal 2025/2026.The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024
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2 modules among the following
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2 modules among the following
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3 modules among the following
3 modules among the following
1 module among the following
Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Principles of Neurosciences (2023/2024)
Teaching code
4S007352
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-PSI/02 - PSYCHOBIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Period
Sem. 1B dal Nov 13, 2023 al Dec 22, 2023.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
Principles of Neurosciences The course aims to give an introductive knowledge on the biological mechanisms underlying human behaviour and learning. Specifically, the processes of building and transformation of neural networks and their relations with environment and experience will be discussed. In addition, during the course a specific focus will regard the contribution of neurosciences to philosophical studies in particular about the embodied cognition theories. At the end of the course, students will have developed the skills which are necessary for the individual updating of knowledge regarding cognitive neurosciences.
Prerequisites and basic notions
No prior knowledge is required
Program
Introduction to Psychobiology
The biological basis of behaviour: from neurons to neuronal networks
The biological basis of perception
The brain that changes: the Cerebral plasticity
The embodied cognition theories with reference to body and action representations
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Lectures and classroom discussion
Learning assessment procedures
Written exam with open questions
Mark out of thirty
Evaluation criteria
Degree of deepening of knowledge; ability to organize knowledge; critical reasoning skills on the study carried out; quality of exposition, competence in the use of specialized vocabulary
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
An overall judgment will be given to the answers to the test questions
Exam language
Italiano Inglese per gli studenti Erasmus