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With specific reference to the Chapters of the textbook, the program of the Course will be articulated in the following topics: Chapter 3 Structure of the Nervous System (8 hours) Chapter 4 Psychopharmacology (10 hours) Chapter 5 Methods and Strategies of Research (5 hours) Chapter 11 Emotion (3 hours) Chapter 17 Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders (6 hours) Chapter 18 Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Disorder, ADHD, and Stress Disorders (4 hours) Chapter 15 Development of CNS, neural plasticity and autism (3 ore) Chapter 9 Sleep and Biological Rhythms (8 hours) Chapter 19 Drug Abuse (2 hours) Chapter 6 Vision (2 hours) Chapter 7 Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Sense (2 hours)

Successfully passing the Biology exam during the first period

Neil R., Carlson - Melissa A.Birket Fisiologia del comportamento Piccin - Padova 2023. (slides of the lessons will be uploaded on the institutional web page and e as videos on the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ8qkx16a4n_p1_4ZBNMsBQ) Chapter 3 Structure of the Nervous System Chapter 4 Psychopharmacology Chapter 5 Methods and Strategies of Research Chapter 11 Emotion Chapter 17 Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders Chapter 18 Anxiety Disorders and Stress Disorders Chapter 9 Sleep and Biological Rhythms Chapter 19 Drug Abuse Chapter 15. Development of the CNS Chapter 6 Vision Chapter 7 Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Sense

The topics of the course will be presented through lectures soliciting an active role on the part of the students. Clinical case and video-recordings of patients will be presented. Although not compulsory, attendance at lectures is strongly recommended. Attendance will permit particpation to three different written pre-evalutions during the Course

Attendance is not mandatory, although it is strongly recommended to pass the pre-assessments and the final exam.

The final evaluation (i.e., exam) will consist of a written and oral assessment of acquired knowledge. During the Course, three different written pre-evaluations will be performed for students attending to the lessons. Who will pass these examinations (score≥18) will have only an oral final exam. On the other hand, who will not pass these examinations (score<18) will perform a final exam with written and oral evaluations. Exams: Written exam with oral integration. The topics of the three examinations during the Course will depend on the program of the lessons. The cut-off for admission to the oral examination is a score≥18/30. Mean duration of each oral examination is equal to 20 min. The students that have been authorized to have their examination remotely will have ONLY oral examination

No textbooks are requested for the practical experience in laboratory

The lessons will be face-to-face, but participation in distance learning lessons will also be permitted through the availability of video recordings of the face-to-face lessons, for those who cannot attend.