| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences |
| Lecture Code |
AHA26001 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
行動科学特論 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
コウドウカガクトクロン |
Subject Name in
English |
Topics in Behavioral Science |
| Instructor |
SATO NOBUYA |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
サトウ ノブヤ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
3rd-Year, First Semester, Intensive |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(Int) Inte |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
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| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
3
:
Undergraduate High-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
06
:
Psychology |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Behavioral neuroscience, Cognitive psychology, Spatial cognition, Episodic memory, Social cognition |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
・Knowledge and understanding of "Japanese and Japanese culture" and "foreign languages and foreign culture" which are prerequisite abilities for communication with peoples in different culture and areas. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
This course provides an introduction to neuroscience and scientific knowledge of spatial cognition. Participants will have a deeper comprehension of scientific perspectives on spatial cognition. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson 1. Basics of neuroscience: neuron, action potential, synaptic transmission
lesson 2. Visual processing
lesson 3. Functions of parietal cortex
lesson 4. Neuronal mechanisms of memory
lesson 5. Scale of space, navigation, spatial coordinates
lesson 6. Psychological process of spatial cognition 1 (cognitive map)
lesson 7. Psychological process of spatial cognition 2 (scene recognition)
lesson 8. Neural process of spatial cognition 1 (landmark agnosia, heading disorientation)
lesson 9. Neural process of spatial cognition 2 (place cells, grid cells, head direction cells)
lesson 10. Codes for spatial processing (continuous attractor network)
lesson 11. Individual difference in spatial cognition (poor sense of direction, sex difference)
lesson 12. Navigation and spatial cognition in animals
lesson 13. Geometric module
lesson 14. Prosocial behavior, Helping behavior
lesson 15. Episodic memory
Reaction papers during the lectures and the final report will be conducted. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
No textbook will be used. The following books are listed as reference materials.
Neil R. Carlson, Melissa A. Birkett (著), 中村 克樹 (監訳)『カールソン神経科学テキスト ー脳と行動ー 原書13版』（丸善, 2022）
Eric R. Kandel・John D. Koester・Sarah H. Mack・Steven A. Siegelbaum (編), 宮下保司 (監修)『カンデル神経科学 第2版』（メディカルサイエンスインターナショナル, 2022）
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PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Post-class Report |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
I hope that this will provide an opportunity to think about the relationship between neuroscience and psychology. |
| Requirements |
Since this is an intensive lecture, please make sure to attend all four days. |
| Grading Method |
Evaluation will be based on short reports and a final report. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |