70988 - The Neurophysiology of Consciousness and Attention

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Docente: Matteo Cerri
  • Credits: 1
  • SSD: BIO/09
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students will have learned about the basic anatomy and physiology of consciousness, and will be able to clinically evaluate consciousness.

Course contents

The Evolution of consciousness

Comparative physiology of consciousness

Neural correlates of consciousness

Readings/Bibliography

Steven Laureys, Olivia Gosseries, Giulio Tononi

The neurology of consciousness

Academic press

Teaching methods

Frontal teaching

Assessment methods

written exam

Teaching tools

on line material

Office hours

See the website of Matteo Cerri