Content of Learning Activity

The following themes will be approached:
- The general properties of biological systems;
- The structure of cell and the mechanisms of cell communication;
- The molecular mechanisms of heredity;
- The basic principles of animal physiology;
- The nervous system, the molecular mechanisms of learning, sensory mechanisms, as well as those that control animal behavior;
- The endocrine system;
- The digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory and reproductive systems
 

Required Reading

Note de cours - Syllabus de biologie, y compris les éléments de génétique humaine - Carmen BURTEA

Required Learning Resources/Tools

Copies of the PowerPoint presentations comprising schemas are available on the Moodle platform.

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

Publications related to molecular bases of cognitive and behavioral disorders are available on the Moodle platform.

Other Recommended Reading

Campbell Biology (9th Edition), Reece JB, Urry LA, Cain ML, Wasserman SA, Minorsky PV, Jackson RB, Pearson Education Press, 2010.
Biologie moléculaire de la cellule (4ème édition en français), Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts K, Walter P, Médecine-Sciences Flammarion, 2004.
Biologie, Raven Johnson, Mason, Losos, Singer, 3ème édition, 2014, traduction de Jules Bouharmont, Pierre L. Masson et Charles Van Hove, maison d'édition De Boeck

Mode of delivery

• Mixed

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

• Cours magistraux

Evaluations

The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)