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Syllabus 2013-14 - 71421004 - Psychobiology of Ageing (Psicobiología del envejecimiento)
- Level 1: Tutorial support sessions, materials and exams in this language
- Level 2: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams and seminars in this language
- Level 3: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams, seminars and regular lectures in this language
DEGREE: | Máster en Gerontología social: longevidad, salud y calidad |
FACULTY: | Centro de Estudios de Postgrado |
ACADEMIC YEAR: | 2013-14 |
COURSE: | Psychobiology of Ageing |
NAME: Psychobiology of Ageing | |||||
CODE: 71421004 | ACADEMIC YEAR: 2013-14 | ||||
LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 1 | ||||
ECTS CREDITS: 4.0 | YEAR: 1 | SEMESTER: AN |
1. Psychobiology of aging. 2 . Normal aging and disease prevention . 3 . Synaptic plasticity in aging. Changes in the architecture and functioning of the nervous system . 4 . Sensory and motor systems and age-related decline . 5 . Endocrine system and aging. 6 . Cortical systems in aging. 7 . Immune system and aging. 8 . Behavioral changes in aging : sleep, wake up and eating behavior. 9. Emotion and stress in aging. 10 . Neuropsychological assessment : main instruments. 11. Language in aging. Neuropsychological assessment of language. 12. Memory in aging. Neuropsychological assessment of memory. 13. Neuropsychological assessment of gnosis and praxis . 14. Assessment of the main entities neurogeriátrica and psychogeriatric pathology .
The lectures
will be supplemented by
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Introductory practice
activities
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Solving exercises
- discussions
with the aim of
actively
implement
and contrast
the difficulties of
the contents hereof.
Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support
Students should develop the proposed activities under the guidance provided by the teacher: specificity in the response , as justification for the theoretical proposals presented in the classroom , consultation and analysis of the literature .