neu210 - Neurosensory Science and Behaviour
Module label | Neurosensory Science and Behaviour |
Module code | neu210 |
Credit points | 9.0 KP |
Workload | 270 h
( 4 SWS Lecture (VO) "Neuroethology" and "Behavioural ecology" Total workload 180h: 56h contact/ 60h background reading/ 64h exam preparation 2 SWS Seminar (SE) "Current issues of ethology" Total workload 90h: 28h contact/ 30h literature reading/ 32h preparation of presentation |
Institute directory | Department of Neurosciences |
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Prerequisites | Fundamentals of Neurobiology, Bahavioural Biology, Evolution, Ecology |
Skills to be acquired in this module | ++ Neurosci. knowlg. + Expt. methods + Independent research + Scient. literature + Social skills ++ Interdiscipl. knowlg. Maths/Stats/Progr. + Data present./disc. + Scientific English Ethics Upon successful completion of this course, students
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Module contents | The lecture "Neuroethology" provides an introduction to the mechanisms underlying the behaviour of animals. Subjects are, e.g., the mechanisms of perception, control of movement patterns, mechanisms of learning, orientation and navigation. The lecture "Behavioural ecology" provides an introduction to topics such as predator-prey interactions, optimal food utilization, spatial and temporal distribution of animals, social relations and group formation, mating systems and reproductive strategies, sexual selection, investment of parents in offspring, and communication. In the seminar "Current issues of Ethology", current original literature relating to behavioural biology is reported and discussed. |
Recommended reading | Carew TJ (2004) Behavioral Neurobiology: The Cellular Organization of Natural Behavior. Sinauer Davis NB, Krebs JR, West SA (2012) An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology. Wiley Blackwell |
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Language of instruction | English |
Duration (semesters) | 1 Semester |
Module frequency | jährlich |
Module capacity | 26 ( Recommended in combination with: neu220 BM "Neurocognition and Psychopharmacology" Shared course components with (cannot be credited twice): bio610 (5.02.611 "Neuroethologie", 5,02,612 "Verhaltensökologie", 5.02.613 "Aktuelle Themen der Ethologie" |
Reference text | Course in the second half of the semester Regular active participation is required to pass the module. |
Type of course | Comment | SWS | Frequency | Workload of compulsory attendance |
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Lecture | 4 | 56 | ||
Seminar | 2 | 28 | ||
Total module attendance time | 84 h |
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Final exam of module | as agreed, usually in the break after the winter term |
80% written exam (content of the two lecture series), 20% presentation(s) |