Module PY2000-KP07

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

7

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Bachelor Psychology 2027, compulsory, psychology
• Bachelor Psychology 2020, compulsory, psychology

Classes and lectures:

• Biological Psychology (lecture, 2 SWS)
• Biological Psychology (seminar, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 60 hours in-classroom work
• 150 hours private studies

Contents of teaching:

• Structure and function of the human nervous system, especially the CNS
• Evolution of the nervous system
• Neuroscience methods, especially neuroimaging
• Classical neuroscientific studies
• Neurobiological foundations of homoeostasis, pain, emotions and social behaviour
• Mind-body problem
• Macroscopic preparation of the human brain

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students are able to extract relevant information from lectures and seminars
• Students know what the mind-body problem is and approaches to solve the mind-body problem
• Students know important macroscopic structures of the human brain can identify these structures in preparations and slices and explain their function
• Students know the mechanisms of evolution and can explain them with regard to neuroscientifically relevant questions and findings
• Students know important neuroscientific methods, especially functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and can explain their applications, limitations and significance
• Students can explain and assess ethical problems in neuroscientific research
• Students can understand, summarize, present and critically discuss basic original research articles
• Students can critically and constructively discuss contributions of their fellow students and develop a productive culture of debate

Grading through:

• written exam

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Silke Anders

Teacher:

• Institute of Anatomy
• Department of Psychology
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Silke Anders
• Prof. Dr. med. Peter König
• Dr. Benjamin Sack
• Studentische Tutoren

Literature:

• Pinel, JPJ und Pauli, P. : Biopsychologie Pearson
• Schandry, R. : Biologische Psychologie Beltz, Weinheim, Basel.
• Güntürkün, O. : Biologische Psychologie Hogrefe, Göttingen.

Language:

• offered only in German

Notes:

Last Updated:

28.10.2025