Degree | Type | Year |
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Psychology | FB | 1 |
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There are no prerequisites, but the knowledge acquired in the first semester (Foundations of Psychobiology I) is assumed.
Psychology is an incredibly rich discipline, including aspects related to health, society, education, work, justice, etc. Knowledge of behaviour and the mind requires, among others, an understanding of the biological bases that support them. This is the aim of Psychobiology in general and of those compulsory subjects in the 2nd year (Physiological Psychology I and Physiological Psychology II), as well as several optional subjects in the 4th year. In order to be able to understand the biological substrate of behaviour and mental processes it is necessary to previously understand the components and functioning of the nervous and endocrine systems, as well as the fundamental genetic mechanisms.
Objectives
At the end of the course the student will:
SECTION A. GENETIC BASES OF BEHAVIOUR
Unit A1. What is Behavioural Genetics?
Unit A2. How do genes work?
Unit A3. How do environments exert their influence on behaviour?
Unit A4. How is genetic research on behaviour conducted?
Unit A5. How mental disorders emerge? (I) Mendelian or monogenic inheritance
Unit A6. How mental disorders emerge? (II) Multifactorial inheritance
Unit A7. How mental disorders emerge? (III) Chromosomal abnormalities
Unit A8. How can we apply all this information?: The case of genetic counselling
SECTION B. NEUROANATOMY
Unit B1. Phylogenetic development of the nervous system
Unit B2. Gross anatomy and systems of protection of the nervous system
Unit B3. Spinal cord
Unit B4. Brainstem
Unit B5. Cerebellum
Unit B6. Diencephalon
Unit B7. Nuclei of the cerebral hemispheres
Unit B8. Cerebral cortex
Unit B9. Sensomotor pathways and centers
Unit B10. Homeostasis control systems
Unit B11. Ontogenetic development of the nervous system
Unit B12. Degeneration and regeneration of the nervous system
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Master classes (whole group) | 48 | 1.92 | 1, 3, 4, 5 |
Practical sessions | 23 | 0.92 | 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 |
Workshops (¼ group) | 6 | 0.24 | 1, 6 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials (on line and one-to-one) | 15 | 0.6 | 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Documentation | 13 | 0.52 | 2, 1, 5, 6 |
Section A Project | 21 | 0.84 | 3, 4 |
Software for nervous system visualization | 13 | 0.52 | 1 |
Study | 70.5 | 2.82 | 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Unit B9 preparation | 11 | 0.44 | 1 |
The teaching methodology is based on different types of learning activities. Depending on the case, master classes, seminars, laboratory practices, supervised and autonomous activities will be performed. Different activities based on students-focused active learning methodologies involving problem solving are also proposed.
With the aim of ensuring coherence and transparency in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and specific assessable activities:
"In this subject, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is not allowed at any stage. Any work that includes AI-generated content will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or total penalty in the grade for the activity, or more serious sanctions in severe cases."
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Evidence 1a. Continuous Project in Behavioural Genetics, classroom | 17% | 0 | 0 | 3, 4, 7 |
Evidence 1b. Exam of the first block of Behavioral Genetics. Individual, written, face to face | 8.5% | 1 | 0.04 | 2, 3, 4 |
Evidence 1c. Exam of the second t block of Behavioral Genetics. Individual, written, face to face | 8.5% | 1 | 0.04 | 2, 3, 4 |
Evidence 2a. Exam of the first block of neuroanatomy (individual, written, face to face) | 25% | 1 | 0.04 | 2, 1, 5, 6 |
Evidence 2b. Neuroanatomy exam (individual, written, face to face) | 41% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 2, 1, 5, 7, 6 |
Assessment (learning evidences)
The subject will be assessed based on the following learning evidences:
EV1. There are three evidences, corresponding to a 34% of the final grade, and include contents of Behavioural genetics (Section A). The evidences are:
EV1a (17% of the final grade): Continuous work to solve Behavioural genetics cases corresponding to Section A. This work will be carried out both individually and as a group throughout several sessions in the classroom (½ group seminars), as well as autonomously outside the classroom. Timing: Continuously throughout the semester, with ongoing close interactions between the whole group classes (master classes) and the ½ group seminars of this section.
EV1b (8.5% of the grade): Individual written exam. This will assess knowledge of Block B content taught up to that point, using multiple-choice and open-ended questions. Timing: First evaluation week.
EV1c (8.5% of the grade): Individual written exam. This will assess knowledge of Block B content taught up to that point, using multiple-choice and open-ended questions. Timing: Second evaluation week.
The EV1a grade (ongoing work) will only be taken into account if the combined grade of EV1b and EV1c is at least 4.5 out of 10. If this requirement is met, the overall grade for Block A will be calculated using the weighted sum of EV1a + EV1b + EV1c.
Return of EV1a, EV1b, and EV1c:
EV1a: Feedback will be provided continuously during the practical sessions.
EV1b: Classroom tutorial. Week 10 (EV1b)
EV1c: Tutorial. Week 26 (EV1c)
EV2. It includes 2 evidences, with a global weight of 66% of the final grade, and it corresponds to Section B of Neuroanatomy. The evidences are:
EV2a (25% of the grade): Individual written exam. This will assess knowledge of Block B content taught up to that point, using multiple-choice and open-ended questions. Timing: First evaluation week.
Return of EV2a: In the large group class session after the assessment has been completed and once it has been graded. Week 10
EV2b (41% of the grade): Individual written exam. This will assess comprehension and integration of the full content of Block B, using multiple-choice and open-ended questions.Timing: Second evaluation week.
Return of EV2b: During a tutorial after the grades have been published. Week 26
The overall grade for Block B will be calculated using the weighted average of the grades from EV2a and EV2b.
A student will be considered to have passed the subject when both of the following conditions are met:
a) They have achieved a minimum score of 5 out of 10 in the weighted average of both blocks.
b) They have obtained a minimum of 4.5 out of 10 in both Block A and Block B.
If both conditions are met, the final grade will be the weighted sum of both blocks.
If condition (b) is not met, the final grade will also be calculated using the weighted sum of both blocks, but with an upper limit of 4.5 (i.e., if the weighted average exceeds 4.5, the final grade will be 4.5 instead of the actual result).
Definition of Non-Assessable
Students who have not performed any of the assessment tests or have completed learning evidences with a weight lower than 40% for the whole subject will be marked as NA (Non-Assessable).
All resit-related informationapplies equally to students who followed continuous assessment and those who opted for single assessment.
Students will be eligible to sit the resit exam(s) if they meet both of the following conditions:
They have completed assessment activities accounting for at least 66.7% of the total grade. Students who complete between 40% and 66.6%will be assessable but not eligible for resits.
They did not meet the passing criteria but achieved a grade equal to or above 3.5 and below 5 out of 10 in the overall subject.
There will be two types of resit exams, one for Block A and one for Block B. Students who meet the above criteria must take the resit for the block(s) in which they scored below 4.5/10.
Students who did not pass the subject despite having scores equal to or above 4.5 inboth blocks may choose to take the resit exam for one or both blocks.
Block A Resit:A written exam consisting of general content questions, including multiple-choice and open-ended questions from the entire Block A.
Block B Resit: A written exam on the entire content of Block B, including multiple-choice and open-ended questions.
The requirements for passing the subject and the final grade calculation after the resits are the same as in the “Definition of Passed Subject and Final Grade Calculation” section, except that if thesubject is passed in the resit, the final grade recorded will be a 5.
Requesting a single assessment implies waiving the right to continuous assessment.
The single assessment will be held on the same day and in the same location as the second evaluation period exam, and it will cover all content of the subject. It will consist of two written exams: one covering all content from Block A (EV1; 34% of the grade), and another covering all content from Block B (EV2; 66% of the grade).
Duration: 3 hours and 30 minutes, with a 15-minute break between the two exams.
The final grade will be calculated as described in the “Definition of Passed Subject and Final Grade Calculation” section.
The single assessment must be requested online (e-form, more information on the faculty website) during the designated period.
Itis recommended that students contact the subject coordinator at least two weeks before the single assessment.
Students registered for the second (or more) time
No unique final synthesis test for students who enroll for the second time or more is anticipated.
At this link the evaluation guidelines of the Faculty of Psychology can be checked:https://www.uab.cat/web/estudiar/graus/graus/avaluacions-1345722525858.html
Language note
Written exams will be conducted primarily in Catalan. The translated version of the in-person assessment tests will be provided if the requirements set out in Article 263 are met and the request is submitted online (E-Form) during week 4.
Basic bibliography for section A (Genetic bases of behaviour)
Darbra i Marges, Sònia i Martín-García, Elena (2017). Mecanismos de la herencia humana: modelos de transmisión genética y anomalías cromosómicas. En D. Redolar (Ed.), Fundamentos de Psicobiología. Madrid: Editorial Panamericana.
Martí Carbonell, Mª Assumpció i Darbra, Sònia. Genètica del Comportament. (2006) Servei de Publicacions UAB.
Basic bibliography for section B (Neuroanatomy)
In Spanish:
Bear, Mark F; Connors, Barry W; Paradiso, Michael A. (2016). Neurociencia. La exploración del cerebro (4ªedició). Barcelona: Wolters Kluwer. (Capítols 7 i 23)
Carlson, Neil R.; Birkett, Melissa A. (2018). Fisiología de la Conducta (12a edició). Madrid: Pearson Educación. (Capítol 3) (paperback and online: https://www-ingebookom.are.uab.cat/ib/NPcd/IB_BooksVis?cod_primaria=1000187&codigo_libro=7811)
Crossman, Alan R. i Neary, David (2019). Neuroanatomía: texto y atlas en color. Elsevier. (online: https://www-clinicalkey-com.are.uab.cat/student/content/toc/3-s2.0-C2019000684X) (en paper, edició del 2015)
Felten, David L; O'Banion, M Kerry; Maida, Mary E. (2016). Netter. Atlas de Neurociencia (3ª edició). Barcelona: Elsevier. (Paperback and online 2017: https://www-clinicalkey-com.are.uab.cat/student/content/toc/3-s2.0-C20160001870)
Nolte, Jack (2009) El encéfalo humano en fotografías y esquemas (3ª edició). Barcelona: Elsevier.
García-Porrero Pérez, Juan A. i Hurlé González, Juan M. (2015). Neuroanatomía humana. Editorial Médica Panamericana. (online: https://www-medicapanamericana-com.are.uab.cat/VisorEbookV2/Ebook/9788498358575#{%22Pagina%22:%2272%22,%22Vista%22:%22Indice%22,%22Busqueda%22:%22%22})
In English:
Bear, Mark F.; Barry W. Connors; Paradiso, Michael A. (2016) Neuroscience: exploring the brain (4th edition). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
Carlson, Neil R.; Birkett, Melissa A. (2017) Physiology of Behavior (12th edition). Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education (online: https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.are.uab.cat/lib/UAB/detail.action?docID=5186462)
Felten, David L, M. Kerry O'Banion, Mary Summo Maida. (2016). Netter's atlas of Neuroscience (3rd edition) Philadelphia: Elsevier. (online: https://www-sciencedirect-com.are.uab.cat/book/9780323265119/netters-atlas-of-neuroscience)
Nolte, Jack (2010). Essentials of the human brain. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby/Elsevier.
Vanderah, Todd W. i Gould, Douglas (2015). Nolte's The human brain. An introduction to its functional anatomy (7th edition) Philadelphia, USA: Elsevier. (online: https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.are.uab.cat/lib/uab/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=2036217)
Vanderah, Todd W (2020). Nolte’s The human brain in photographs and diagrams. (5th Edition) Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. (paperback, Science and technology library, UAB)
Complementary Bibliography (Spanish and English)
Del Abril, Águeda, Ambrosio, Emilio, Caminero, Ángel A, García, Carmen, de Blas Mª del Rosario, de Pablo, Juan M., Higuera, Alejandro (2016) Fundamentos de Psicobiología. Madrid. Sanz y Torres.
Diamond, Marian C i Scheibel, Arnold B. (2014). El cerebro humano: libro de Trabajo. Barcelona: Ariel.
Haines, Duane E. (2013). Principios de Neurociencia. Aplicaciones básicas y clínicas. (4ª edició). Barcelona: Elsevier. (paperback and online: https://cienciasbasicas-lwwhealthlibrary-com.are.uab.cat/book.aspx?bookid=2873)
Kiernan, John A. i Rajakumar, Raj (2014). Barr. El Sistema Nervioso Humano (10ena edició). Barcelona: Wolters Kluwer Health España.
Kolb, Bryan; Whishaw, Ian Q. (2017). Neuropsicología humana. (7ª edició). Madrid: Editorial Médica Panamericana.
Purves, Dale (2016). Neurociencia. Editorial Médica Panamericana. (online: https://www-medicapanamericana-com.are.uab.cat/VisorEbookV2/Ebook/9788498359831#{%22Pagina%22:%22Portada%22,%22Vista%22:%22Indice%22,%22Busqueda%22:%22%22})
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(PAUL) Classroom practices | 11 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 12 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 21 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
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(PAUL) Classroom practices | 41 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 42 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 51 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 52 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 111 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 112 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 113 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 114 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 211 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 212 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 213 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 214 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 311 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 312 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 313 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 314 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 411 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 412 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
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(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 414 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 511 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 512 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 513 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 2 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 3 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 4 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 5 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |