NEUROVEGETATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
M-PSI/02 - 6 CFU - 1° Semester
Teaching Staff
ADRIANA CAROL GRAZIANOEmail: acegraz@unict.itOffice: Torre Biologica "F. Latteri" / Via Santa Sofia n. 97
Office Hours: Martedì 17-18 e tutti gli altri giorni previo appuntamento concordato via email
Learning Objectives
- Gain a clear understanding of the cellular mechanisms and network that allow the nervous system to process and edit information.
- Understand the regulation of autonomic homeostasis.
- Acquire a basic understanding of the neural substrates of autonomous functions.
- Understand the cellular and functional aspects that underlie the neuropathological alterations and recognize the neurophysiological bases of dysautonomias.
Detailed Course Content
General part
- Homeostasis
- Intercellular communication and modulation of signal transduction.
- Control systems: Feedback Loops and Reflex
- Neurotransmitters and hormones
REGULATORY SYSTEMS
- The Hypothalamus: An Overview of Regulatory Systems
- Central Control of Autonomic Functions: Organization of the Autonomic Nervous System
- Neural Regulation of the Cardiovascular System
- Neural Control of Breathing
- Food Intake and Metabolism
- Water Intake and Body Fluids
- Neuroendocrine Systems
- Circadian Timekeeping
- Reward, Motivation, and Addiction
- Dysautonomias: overview of some clinical disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System
Textbook Information
- Dee U. Silverthorn. FISIOLOGIA UMANA. UN APPROCCIO INTEGRATO. Ed. Pearson
- Larry Squire, Darwin Berg, Floyd Bloom, Sascha du Lac, Anirvan Ghosh, Nicholas Spitzer. FUNDAMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE (THIRD EDITION) Elsevier
- Purves D., Augustine G.J., Fitzpatrick D., Katz L.C., LaMantia A.S., McNamara J.O., Williams S.M. NEUROSCIENZE (seconda edizione 2004) – Ed. Zanichelli
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