Magistracy
Speciality Code:
7M05113
Speciality Name:
Neuroscience
Faculty:
Biology and Biotechnology
Qualification:
- Scientific and pedagogical direction - Master of Natural Sciences
- Model of graduating student
- Mandatory disciplines
- Elective disciplines
- Professional
ON1. Define and integrate interdisciplinary theoretical and methodological concepts in neuroscience, their contradictions and development prospects;
ON2. Estimate the contribution of related disciplines to the understanding of phylogeny and ontogenesis of the nervous system in norm and pathology;
ON3. Define new theoretical and applied issues in neuroscience in relation to the economic and social demands of society and ways to their solving;
ON4. Plan and develop valid experimental studies in neuroscience in relevant research centers and institutions;
ON5. Synthesize the obtained experimental data in the context of a multidisciplinary approach in neuroscience and interpret them in accordance with the requirements of international standards;
ON6. Analyze the validity and efficiency of methodological approaches in applied aspects of neuroscience;
ON7. Develop scripts for automatic analysis of group data using modern software packages;
ON8. Master the academic writing skills for preparation and publication scientific papers in the leading scientific journals;
ON9. Present the results of the own research and participate in scientific discussions with scientists at international conferences, scientific seminars, congresses, and master classes;
ON10. Develop evaluation criteria and target indicators of the effectiveness of neurotechnologies in practice;
ON11. Create modern neurotechnology programs using an interdisciplinary approach;
ON12. Master the methods of scientific communication in order to broadcast the own ideas and results of studies in neuroscience to the scientific community and other stakeholder communities.
ON2. Estimate the contribution of related disciplines to the understanding of phylogeny and ontogenesis of the nervous system in norm and pathology;
ON3. Define new theoretical and applied issues in neuroscience in relation to the economic and social demands of society and ways to their solving;
ON4. Plan and develop valid experimental studies in neuroscience in relevant research centers and institutions;
ON5. Synthesize the obtained experimental data in the context of a multidisciplinary approach in neuroscience and interpret them in accordance with the requirements of international standards;
ON6. Analyze the validity and efficiency of methodological approaches in applied aspects of neuroscience;
ON7. Develop scripts for automatic analysis of group data using modern software packages;
ON8. Master the academic writing skills for preparation and publication scientific papers in the leading scientific journals;
ON9. Present the results of the own research and participate in scientific discussions with scientists at international conferences, scientific seminars, congresses, and master classes;
ON10. Develop evaluation criteria and target indicators of the effectiveness of neurotechnologies in practice;
ON11. Create modern neurotechnology programs using an interdisciplinary approach;
ON12. Master the methods of scientific communication in order to broadcast the own ideas and results of studies in neuroscience to the scientific community and other stakeholder communities.
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Psychology of management
- Number of credits: 3
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Formation of knowledge about the fundamental concepts of management psychology for the practical application of the most critical aspects of management in professional interaction. Basic principles of management psychology, personality in management interactions, management of personality behavior, modern ideas, psychology of managing group phenomena, motivation, and practical reflection.
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Human Functional Systems
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form the presentation of the vital activity of the human body as an open self-regulating system that ensures the adaptive interaction of the body with the external environment on the basis of modern natural science knowledge in the field of general and private physiology. The course is devoted to the analysis of the functions of an integral organism from the standpoint of integral physiology, the issues of a systemic approach in understanding the physiological mechanisms of body functions from the standpoint of the concept of functional systems are considered.
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History and Philosophy of Science
- Number of credits: 3
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Purpose: Understanding of modern philosophy as a system of scientific knowledge, including worldview in rational-theoretical comprehension. The discipline includes aspects of the evolution and development of scientific thinking, historical moments, the contribution of scientists and scientific schools to the formation of science, and ethical and social aspects of scientific activity.
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Biophysics for Neuroscience
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the course is to provide understanding of the biophysical aspects of neuroscience. The course is devoted to the biophysical foundations of the functioning of excitable tissues, bioelectrical phenomena in living organisms, biophysical foundations of electrophysiological methods (EEG, ECG, EMG, etc.), applied elements of quantum biophysics (EPR, NMR, etc.), the influence of physical factors on biosystems, the formation of skills of a biophysical approach to experimental research in neurosciences.
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Foreign Language (professional)
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose is to acquire and improve competencies by international standards of foreign language education and to communicate in an intercultural, professional, and scientific environment. A master's student must integrate new information, understand the organization of languages, interact in society, and defend his point of view.
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Organization and planning of scientific research
- Number of credits: 6
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is: to form the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge to set and solve research problems and to control the teaching and research activities of students in the field of biological education. The following issues are considered: educational and research activities.
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Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience
- Number of credits: 9
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is the formation of an interdisciplinary understanding of the neurophysiological mechanisms of emotional and cognitive processes, as well as the formation of skills in the use of modern scientific research methods, new neurotechnologies to optimize and restore cognitive functions. The course develops the ability to analyze theories of cognitive neuroscience, modern scientific advances in understanding the neuroscientific foundations of the psyche and behavior.
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Pedagogy of Higher Education
- Number of credits: 3
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: Purpose: To provide pedagogical theories and practical strategies for effective teaching in higher education, fostering critical thinking, and academic success. The course explores instructional methods, curriculum design, assessment techniques, and classroom management strategies preparing educators to create inclusive and stimulating learning environments.
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DATA Mining and Big DATA in Neuroscience
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to develop the ability to apply methods and algorithms of intellectual analysis in solving problems of identifying implicit patterns in large data sets. The course examines neural network classification algorithms, the design features of classification algorithms provided by SQL Server Analysis Services for use in brain signal analysis and predictive modeling.
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Phyton and MATLAB Programming
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to develop the ability to apply programming technologies in the development of system and application software, to use the MATLAB environment to create simulation models of processes in real time, to build algorithms for processing arrays and other structured data using the Python language and the Matlab environment.
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Affective Neuroscience
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form an idea of the relationship of emotional experience and behavior with brain functions, the ability to analyze the theory of affect, to analyze methodological approaches in conducting research in the field of affective neuroscience. The course reveals the dynamic features of the interaction mechanisms of the brain regions associated with the generation of emotional experience that affects behavior.
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Research in Neuropsychopathology
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to methodologically analyze scientific research on the neurobiological foundations of psychiatric diseases. The course includes the basics of psychopathology along with modern achievements in neuropsychopathology: FRTM, EEG brain research in neurodegenerative diseases.
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Cognitive Psychology
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to analyze theoretical and empirical knowledge about the psychological mechanisms of cognitive processes, current theories of perception, attention, memory, thinking and language. The course forms ideas about models of cognitive processes, modern research in cognitive psychology and its perspective areas.
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Neuroinformatics
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to develop programming skills for neuroscientific research, in particular for analyzing brain signals and modeling neural networks. The course is devoted to the practical development of EEGLab, SPM, MATLAB and Python for their application in data analysis in clinical neuroscience.
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Neuromechanism of Decision Making
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to develop the ability to conduct a methodological analysis of the problems of the neurobiological foundations of decision-making, the role of the influence of emotions on the processes of decision-making and risk assessment. The course forms a systemic understanding the functions of the brain in decision-making processes in norm and pathology.
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Current problems of neurodegenerative deseases
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the course is to form a system of understandings about the mechanisms of development of neurodegenerative diseases, their classification, clinical manifestations, diagnostics, risk factors, biological foundations of prevention and treatment. The course reveals current models for the study of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease.
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Evolutionary and Developmental Neurobiology
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to develop the ability to analyze the evolutionary development of the organic world and ontogenesis based on the formation of ideas about the patterns of phylogenetic and individual development of the nervous system of animals, morphofunctional transformations of the brain in the evolutionary series of animals and in the process of ontogenesis.
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Epigenetics and neurogenetics
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge of epigenetic and neurogenetic mechanisms of functioning, change and inheritance of the genome for the formulation and solution of research problems. The course is devoted to the study of the mechanisms and ways of realizing epigenetic signals in the cell of organisms of different levels of organization, the role of gene expression in the development of the brain and plasticity of behavior.
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Machine Learning
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to develop the ability to select an acceptable machine learning method for solving a specific data analysis problem, perform data preprocessing, configure the analysis method parameters and interpret obtained results, develop algorithms and write programs for logical, probabilistic, metric machine learning models.
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Brain-computer interface
- Type of control: [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
- Description: The purpose of the discipline is to build the ability to develop and maintain the functionality of neurocomputer interfaces, track and analyze the ways in which information is transmitted and processed by the brain. The course reveals the basic principles and approaches of interaction between the brain and computer, modeling information processes taking into account the peculiarities of encoding, transmitting and decoding sensory information, for correction and recovery in case of disorders, as well as for increasing efficiency.
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Pedagogical
- Type of control: Защита практики
- Description: Aim оf discipline: formation of the ability to carry out educational activities in universities, to design the educational process and conduct certain types of training sessions using innovative educational technologies.
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Research Practice
- Type of control: Защита практики
- Description: The purpose of the practice is to develop the ability to plan and conduct research work. The practice develops academic skills, including the preparation and conduct of research work, both individually and as part of research teams and structural units of scientific institutions. The research practice aims to collect and process large amounts of data (factual material) using modern information and communication technologies to carry out the research work. During the course of research practice students should be competent in: - plan research and development work; - to work with scientific literature independently: to annotate scientific sources, to make abstracts and reviews; - independently conduct scientific research in the field of language system and basic laws of literature development; - use modern information resources to solve research problems; - collect, process, analyze and systematize scientific information; - use innovative methods of domestic and foreign philological schools; - argumentatively present the results of scientific research; - prepare and edit scientific publications: theses, articles. During the course of research practice students will learn following aspects: Theoretical foundations of research work. Modern methods and techniques in philological research. Independent development of scientific and applied projects in the field of linguistics and literary criticism. Rule of formation of educational and methodical literature. Interpretation of the results of scientific research.