The acquisition of knowledge in the field of biomedical engineering in cognitive neurosciences.

Understanding basic principles in cognitive neuroscience: utilization and principles of working of biomedical instruments in cognitive neuroscience. Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment with biomedical engineers, doctors and psychologists on the problem solving related to utilization of biomedical instrumentation in cognitive neuroscience. Ability to perform an effective literature search and to utilize other types of information sources in the field of biomedical instrumentation in cognitive neuroscience, ability to present results of the research. Knowledge and comprehension of the application of the Electrical and Computer Engineering in the field of the biomedical instrumentation in cognitive neuroscience.

Cognitive neuroscience: origin and research areas. Application of acquired knowledge in cognitive neurosciences. The importance of the neurological investigations for cognitive neurosciences. Methods and principles of investigations of Nervous system functions. Brain test methods. Neural basis of visual perception. Visual pathways. Sensory visual zones and integration of Sensory visual information. Functional specialization in the visual cortex. Neural basis of face and object recognition. Neurologically based visual disorders. Neural basis of attention. Neurologically based attention disorders. Neural basis of learning and memory. Role of hippocampus in the process of consolidation. Role of synaptic changes in the process of consolidation. Neural basis of operative and long term memory. Neurologically based memory disorder. Neural basis of symbolic functions. Neurologically based language disorder (language production and comprehension). Localistic and Holistic theories about brain functioning. Devices and systems that are used in cognitive neurosciences. Electroencephalography and its application in cognitive neurosciences. Magnetoencephalography and its application in cognitive neurosciences. Devices for measurement of evoked and event related potentials and their application in cognitive neurosciences. Functional magnetic resonance imaging devices and application in cognitive neurosciences. Transcranial magnetic stimulation devices and application in cognitive neurosciences. Positron emission tomography devices and application in cognitive neurosciences. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) devices and application in cognitive neurosciences. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) devices and application in cognitive neurosciences. Electromyography and application in cognitive neurosciences. Eye-tracking devices and application in cognitive neurosciences. Micro neurosurgery devices and application in cognitive neurosciences.

Lectures, Laboratory practice, Consultations.