82368 - PLASTICITA' NEURONALE: OLTRE IL PERIODO CRITICO

Course contents

Participation in the Course "The Plastic Brain: ..." it is strongly discouraged to students enrolled in the first year. The full comprehension of the topics covered in the course requires knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System that the student will acquire only at the end of the third semester.

Neuronal plasticity: beyond the critical period (Prof. G. ZOCCOLI)
1) Cortical plasticity during the critical period

2) Cortical remapping in adults

3) Mechanisms of control of axonal growth

4) Mechanisms of functional recovery after injury

Readings/Bibliography

Text books and specific scientific articles will be suggested during the lessons

Teaching methods

Lectures, covering the whole Course Program

The course consists of 1 CFU, corresponding to 8 hours of teaching. The course is part of the Integrated Course "THE PLASTIC BRAIN: CONSEQUENCES OF CHANGES AND POSSIBLE RECOVERY  OF NEURONAL NETWORKS" (3 CFU). Slides shown during the lessons are drawn from texts and  specific scientific papers that will be suggested during classes.

 

 

Assessment methods

Assessment is conducted by written "true or false" test regarding topics covered in class. This assessment is integrated with a similar test on the other two subjects of the Integrated Course "THE PLASTIC BRAIN: CONSEQUENCES OF CHANGES AND POSSIBLE RECOVERY OF NEURONAL NETWORKS". The final evaluation is comprehensive for the entire Integrated Course.

Teaching tools

Teaching tools used for lectures: 2 digital Video projectors, PC, Overhead digital projector and camera.

Slides From Lectures: Separate set of slides concerning each topic of the Course Program can be downloaded from the website campus.unibo.it by students enrolled at the University of Bologna (University institutional username and password required) .

Office hours

See the website of Giovanna Zoccoli