Brain, behaviour and cognition

Dozent/in	Giuseppe Zito
Veranstaltungsart	Vorlesung/Übung
Code	HS261084
Semester	Herbstsemester 2026
Durchführender Fachbereich	Gesundheitswissenschaften
Studienstufe	Master
Termin/e	Mo, 14.09.2026, 08:15 - 10:00 Uhr, 3.B48 Mo, 21.09.2026, 08:15 - 10:00 Uhr, 3.B48 Mo, 28.09.2026, 08:15 - 10:00 Uhr, 3.B48 Mo, 05.10.2026, 08:15 - 10:00 Uhr, 3.B48 Mo, 12.10.2026, 08:15 - 10:00 Uhr, 3.B48 Mo, 19.10.2026, 08:15 - 10:00 Uhr, 3.B48 Mo, 26.10.2026, 08:15 - 10:00 Uhr, 3.B48 Mo, 02.11.2026, 08:15 - 10:00 Uhr, 3.B48 Mo, 09.11.2026, 08:15 - 10:00 Uhr, 3.B48 Mo, 16.11.2026, 08:15 - 10:00 Uhr, 3.B48 Mo, 23.11.2026, 08:15 - 10:00 Uhr, 3.B48 Mo, 30.11.2026, 08:15 - 10:00 Uhr, 3.B48 Mo, 07.12.2026, 08:15 - 10:00 Uhr, 3.B48 Mo, 14.12.2026, 08:15 - 10:00 Uhr, 3.B48 Fr, 22.01.2027, 08:15 - 17:00 Uhr, HS 4 (Prüfung)
Umfang	2 Semesterwochenstunden
Inhalt	- Brain anatomy: an overview of the brain's main regions and how they are identified and classified - Sensory processing: how the brain receives and interprets information from the senses, including touch, pain, vision, smell, taste, and hearing - Motor control: how the brain plans and coordinates movement - Cognition and emotion: the brain regions and mechanisms underlying attention, memory, language, executive functions, and emotional responses - Neuroimaging methods: an introduction to the main techniques used to study brain structure and function in living individuals
Lernziele	- Map the brain's architecture: identify the major structures of the central nervous system and explain their functional roles. - Understand how we sense and move: describe how the brain receives sensory information from the world and controls the body's movements - Connect brain regions to mental functions: associate key functions such as memory, attention, and emotion to the areas of the brain responsible for them - Use neuroscience research methods critically: understand how tools such as MRI and EEG are used to study the brain and evaluate what they can and cannot tell us
Sprache	Englisch
Anmeldung	Moodle: https://elearning.hsm-unilu.ch/course/view.php?id=1044
Leistungsnachweis	- Submission and presentation of a simple project - Oral exam
Abschlussform / Credits	Submission project, oral exam / 3 Credits
Hörer-/innen	Nein
Kontakt	giuseppe.zito@paraplegie.ch
Material	- Main: teaching slides - Book: “Neuroscience” 6th Ed D. Purves, Et Al., (Sinauer, 2004)
Literatur	Beside the textbook, scientific papers will be cited during the lectures