Introduction to Biological Behavior Regulation Systems

Code:

P111

Acronym:

ISRBC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Behavior Biology

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	102	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	3	30	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The aim of this CU is to provide the basis of biological models of explanation of behavior, initiating students to the language of biological systems and critical analysis of the relationship between the biological system as a global concept and the environment, on the one hand, and the brain as the regulatory system of behavior adaptation to the environment, on the other. Evolutionary psychology will be inclueded in these models, as well as the ethological model as a behavior analysis grid.

Learning outcomes and competences

1. Openess to the different explanatory models of behavior
2. Handling the biological structure-function concepts and their organization in the human body .
3. Acquisition of the general biological explanatory rational  of the behavior .

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

None

Program

1. Key-concepts in biology:
    a. Organism
    b. Organism/system

2. Morphogenesis of the structures of the organism focused in the CNS:
    a. Ontogenetic plan 
    b. Phylogenetic plan 

3. Origin and evolucionary pathways of the brain:
    a. The emergence of the mind.
    b. Evolucionary Psychology

4. General principles of the organization of the CNS:
    a. Brain organization and behavior regulation.
    b. The future of the brain: brain-computer interface.

Mandatory literature

Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. Jackson; Campbell Biology (10th Edition), Benjamin Cummings, 2013. ISBN: 978-0321775658
Teixeira, João Eduardo Marques; Toxicodependência e auto-organização, Piaget, 1993. ISBN: 972-9295-25-5 (Chapter II and III)
Teixeira, João Eduardo Marques; Manual da Disfunção Cognitiva na Prática Clínica, VVKA, Lda, 2012. ISBN: 978-972-8652-51-7
Rodrigues, Custódio; Motivação, Contraponto, 1998. ISBN: 972-646-104-9 (Chapeter I)

Teaching methods and learning activities

1. Explanatory classes for big group
2. Discution of the key-concepts and other issues previously given to the students.

keywords

Natural sciences > Biological sciences > Biology > Behavioural biology

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	55,00
Frequência das aulas	26,00
Total:	81,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Obtaining 10 points in a multiple-response test for 20 points.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Following the established norms in the FPCE

Classification improvement

Following the established norms in the FPCE