Program Overview

Course plan for Cognitive and emotional systems, commissioned training

Introduction

The course plan for Cognitive and Emotional Systems, contract education, is a comprehensive program designed to deepen and integrate knowledge of the brain's cognitive and emotional systems. The primary objective is to improve and ensure the handling of patients with various types of dementia-related issues.

Base data

• Course code: 9H1026
• Name of the course: Cognitive and emotional systems, assignment training
• Higher education credits: 5
• Form of education: Assignment education (university credits)
• Major field: Medicine
• Level: AV - Advanced level
• Grade scale: Fail (U) or pass (G)
• Department responsible for the course: Department of Neurobiology, Health Sciences and Society
• Decision-making body: The Board of Education
• Date of determination:
• Revised by: The Board of Education
• The course plan is valid from: Spring semester 2012

Special authorization

• At least 120 credits, which must include a doctor's degree.
• In addition, knowledge of English equivalent to English B is required.

Goal

The student should be able to:

• Distinguish between normal aging and mild cognitive impairment, confusion, and different types of dementia.
• Explain the brain's cognitive and emotional functions, transmitter systems, and cell-level functions.
• Explain the mechanisms behind different types of memory functions, neuroanatomical correlates of various cognitive functions, and how cognitive functions work normally and are affected by normal aging.
• Demonstrate integrated knowledge of cognitive and emotional systems in handling patient issues in clinical practice.
• Interpret brain damage symptoms from a brain regional perspective based on anamnesis and clinical examination findings.

Contents

The course covers:

• The brain's cognitive and emotional systems
• Neuroanatomy, function, and transmitter systems
• The life of nerve cells
• Normal aging versus other diseases
• Memory functions
• Cognition, aging, MCI, dementia, confusion
• Changes in various cognitive functions during aging

Forms of work

The course is conducted as distance education with a focus on student-activated learning. Distance education is IT-based and characterized by independent and collaborative learning. The course includes individual study assignments, group work, virtual discussions, seminars, and lectures.

Examination

The examination forms are both formative (evaluation during the course) and summative (evaluation of the course content). The formative examination takes place through active participation in seminar presentations, both individual and group. To pass the assignments, the student must have actively participated in solving the assignments and in both written and oral presentation/discussion of these. The summative examination takes place through a reflective individual written report, based on in-depth study of selected areas of the course content and relevant literature, including critical discussion of possible applications. The reports must also be presented orally.

Other regulations

The language of instruction is English.

Bibliography and other teaching aids

• Gazzaniga, Michael S.; Ivry, Richard B.; Mangun, George R., Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind, 3 ed.: London W W Norton & Co Ltdc 2008: W W Norton & Co Ltdc 2008, 2008 ISBN: -1, LIBRIS-ID: Additionally, current review articles are included.