Syllabus

Syllabus for Fundamentals of Neuroscience for Neurofeedback

Welcome to Fundamentals of Neuroscience of Neurofeedback

This is a fundamentals course in neuroscience that provides the intellectual foundation for neurofeedback. Topics include neuropharmacology including the mechanism of action of psychoactive drugs, cellular neurochemistry. It is helpful to have taken a college level course in biopsychology or neuroscience.

Course: Fundamentals of Neuroscience for Neurofeedback (NRSC 1000)

Location: Online Website http://coursestreet.com/neurofeedback/

Please create an account to register your email address with Coursestreet and BSI Facebook to participate in the course.

Neurofeedback NRSC 1000 registration

BSI Facebook Please "Like" BSI Facebook to participate in threaded neuroethics discussions and receive the latest Neuroscience breakthroughs.

Text books: Molecular Neuropharmacology: A Foundation for Clinical Neuroscience, Second EditionISBN: 9780071481274 | 0071481273
EDITION: 2
BINDING: Paperback Textbook
AUTHOR(S): Eric Nestler, Steven Hyman, Robert Malenka
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Professional
PUBLISHED:2008

The PDF Chapters 1-4, 12,13 and 14 can be viewed here. These are the only chapters needed for this certificate.

Grading: To obtain the Neurofeedback Certificate a grade of 70% or better is required in the course and no make up exams will be given. Total points available = 200, 100-90% A, 80-89% B, 70-79% C, 60-69% D, 59% or below F

• 75% Exam Points

• • There will be one exam worth 100 points. To obtain the Fundamentals of Neuroscience for Neurofeedback Certificate a total course grade of 70% or better is required in the course and no make up exams will be given.
    

• 20% Assignment Points = 20 points in 2 assignments
  

Assignments should be uploaded to your student drop boxes. .doc or .pdf files are acceptable with NO spaces in the filenames

• 5% BSI Facebook Discussion Points = 5 points

(Time to completion ~1 hr)

• Video Anatomy and Lectures: Orientation to the brain

• Please read and watch the following
  
• Chapter 1: Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology (1 hr)
  
  • Video Lecture: Pharmacodynamics (11 min
  • Video Lecture: Clearance of Drugs (6 min)
• Chapter 2: Cellular Basis of Communication (1hr)
  

• Please read the following
  
• Resting Potential and Action Potential (20 minutes)
  
  • Video Lecture:Resting Membrane Potential (40 minutes)
• Chapter 3: Synaptic Transmission (1 hr)
  
  • Video Lecture: Synaptic Transmission (1 hr)

Clinical Correlation: Sleep and Arousal

• Video Lecture: Sleep and Arousal (27 min)
• Video Anatomy: Ascending Arousal System (3 min)
• Video:The Science of Sleep (51 min)

• Please read the following
  
• Chapter 4: Signal Transduction in the Brain (40 min)
  
  • Video Lecture: Signal Transduction (25 min)

Clinical Correlation: Mood and Emotion

• Video:This Emotional Life (part 1 and 2 and interview with Joe LeDoux) (40 min for all three videos)

• Please read the following
  
• Biogenic Amines Reading (40 min)
  
• Chapter 13:Higher Cognitive Function and Behavioral Control (1 hr)
• Chapter 14:Mood and Emotion (1 hr)

Clinical Correlation:Depression and Anxiety

• Video Lecture: Depression (1 hr)
• Video Lecture: Benzodiazepines (25 min)

BSI Facebook
Neuroethics discussion:

• Neuroethics has been described as "the examination of what is right and wrong, good and bad about the treatment of, perfection of, and welcome invasion or worrisome manipulation of the human brain.--William Safire
• Just as we have anti-depressants today to elevate mood, tomorrow we can expect a kind of Botox for the brain to smooth out wrinkled temperaments, to turn shy people into extroverts, or to bestow a sense of humor on a born grouch. But what price will human nature pay for these nonhuman artifices?" --William Safire

Discussion Topic 1 on BSI Facebook (2.5 points):Designing the ideal Neurofeedback Study for ADHD.
Dr. David Rabiner at Duke University suggest that most research research ADHD studies on neurofeedback are lacking and offers suggestions on what an "ideal" neurofeedback treat??ment study would look like. Read his article and the update and give your opinion in the comments and answer each of the following questions on the BSI Facebook page. What is the best study you have found that comes close to accomplishing his description of the ideal study in neurofeedback. What are the factors that have prevented such studies and how can we change that? Post your comments on the BSI Facebook page and please introduce your comments by referencing the Discussion topic first so that the community at large knows what you are talking about.

Discussion Topic 2: Should parents allow their high school boys to play football?
Please watch the following video on sports-related concussion.

Would you let your high school boy play football given the following statistic? Why or Why not? Is there a role for Neurofeedback in concussion or TBI diagnosis or treatment? Post your comments on the BSI Facebook page and please introduce your comments by referencing the Discussion topic first so that the community at large knows what you are talking about.

At least one player sustains a mild concussion in nearly every American football game.
There are approximately 67,000 diagnosed concussions in high school football every year.
According to research by The New York Times, at least 50 youth football players (high school or younger) from 20 different states have died or sustained serious head injuries on the field since 1997. Read the following website about youth concussion.