52020001 Brain Science

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program

Lecture Code 52020001 Subject Classification Area Courses

Subject Name 脳のはたらき［旧パッケージ］

Subject Name
（Katakana）ノウノハタラキ

Subject Name in
English Brain Science

Instructor OKADA GO

Instructor
(Katakana) オカダ　ゴウ

Campus Across Campuses (videoconferencing, etc.) Semester/Term 1st-Year, Second Semester, 4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Tues1-4：Online,霞R204講義室

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)

Face-to-face, online (simultaneous, interactive)
◆Students at the Kasumi and Senda Campuses will attend face-to-face
Attendance will be confirmed by checking attendance at the card reader + submission of Forms.
Be sure to bring your student ID card and use the card reader at the Ryoun Building lecture room at the Kasumi Campus.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 27 : Health Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Medical Sciences

Eligible Students

Keywords Cognition, imagination, creation, symptoms, treatment, regeneration, rehabilitation, ICT

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education Area Courses（Courses in Natural Sciences)　Category：Health Sciences / Medical Informatics
*Students who got admitted in 2018 or after can take this course as an “Area Course”. For this group of students, credits from this course will be regarded as credits from an “Area Course”.
If students who got admitted in 2017 or before take this course, it is regarded as a “Package-Based Subject”. The latter group of students cannot take this course as an “Area Course”.
Expected Outcome 1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The aim of the lecture is to learn and understand normal structure and function of the brain, representative brain disease, treatment of them, brain death state, and plasticity of the brain. It would be very useful for them who are not going to the medical fields. I would like to emphasize the importance of the learning of the basic issues of the brain.

Class Schedule lesson1; 02/12/2025, 1-2 section
Brain and Mind
lesson2; 02/12/2025, 3-4 section
Evolution of the brain and neural circuits
lesson3; 09/12/2025, 1-2 section
Fundamentals of Electrical Neural Activity - Excitation and Inhibition -
lesson4; 09/12/2025, 3-4 section
Substances in the brain and nervous and mental activity
lesson5; 16/12/2025, 1-2 section
Perception of the Outside World - The Wonders of Sight -
lesson6; 16/12/2025, 3-4 section
Surgery that takes into account how the brain works
lesson7; 06/01/2026, 1-2 section
Neuroscience of depression - What is pathological depression?
lesson8; 06/01/2026, 3-4 section
Clinical Application of Biomagnetism
lesson9; 13/01/2026, 1-2 section
Basics and Clinical Applications of Cerebral Circulation and Metabolism
lesson10; 13/01/2026, 3-4 section
Perception of the Outside World - The Wonders of Hearing, Smell and Taste -
lesson11; 20/01/2026, 1-2 section
Visualizing the Effects of Drugs: In Vivo Imaging of Drug Target Molecules
lesson12; 20/01/2026, 3-4 section
Electrical Control of Brain Function
lesson13; 27/01/2026, 1-2 section
Mental Illness and Drug Discovery - Seeing the Mind of Animals -
lesson14; 27/01/2026, 3-4 section
Practice and preparing of the report

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Handout and prints which are prepared by lecturer are very useful for learning.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms, moodle

(More Details) Lecture materials will be uploaded to 'moodle' by the day before the lecture.
Online lectures will be held via Microsoft Teams.

Learning techniques to be incorporated

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Not particularly necessary. The lecturer changes each time in an omnibus format.
It is desirable to attend all the lectures so as not to miss anything.

Requirements We do not allow late arrivals or early departures. Please be careful, as this will be treated as an absence.

Grading Method There will be no exam. You will be evaluated based on your reports.
Of the 13 lectures, you must attend at least 60% (at least 8 lectures out of 13 lectures) to be eligible for evaluation.

*Attendance Certification*
・Kasumi/Senda Campus students: After attending the lecture in person (attendance will be confirmed using a card reader), submit the form by 15:00 on the day of the lecture
・Students at the Higashi Hiroshima Campus: After attending the class online (teams), submit the form by 15:00 on the day of the class

【Notes on writing the report and how to submit it】
1. Please choose one of the 13 lessons as your theme.
2. Please create and upload your report using the default format in the “moodle 脳のはたらき” section and submit it.
3. You may include diagrams, tables, etc., and it is fine if your report is more than one page.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message We accept students who are not only in the field of medicine-related, but also are very interested in the brain. Active participation to the class is highly appreciated.

Other ◆In an omnibus format, lecturers from different fields of expertise will give lectures on their respective areas of expertise each time.

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.

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code	52020001	Subject Classification	Area Courses
Subject Name	脳のはたらき［旧パッケージ］
Subject Name （Katakana）	ノウノハタラキ
Subject Name in English	Brain Science
Instructor	OKADA GO
Instructor (Katakana)	オカダ　ゴウ
Campus	Across Campuses (videoconferencing, etc.)	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Tues1-4：Online,霞R204講義室
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)
Face-to-face, online (simultaneous, interactive) ◆Students at the Kasumi and Senda Campuses will attend face-to-face Attendance will be confirmed by checking attendance at the card reader + submission of Forms. Be sure to bring your student ID card and use the card reader at the Ryoun Building lecture room at the Kasumi Campus.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	27 : Health Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Medical Sciences
Eligible Students
Keywords	Cognition, imagination, creation, symptoms, treatment, regeneration, rehabilitation, ICT
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Liberal Arts Education	Area Courses（Courses in Natural Sciences)　Category：Health Sciences / Medical Informatics *Students who got admitted in 2018 or after can take this course as an “Area Course”. For this group of students, credits from this course will be regarded as credits from an “Area Course”. If students who got admitted in 2017 or before take this course, it is regarded as a “Package-Based Subject”. The latter group of students cannot take this course as an “Area Course”.
Expected Outcome	1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline. 2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The aim of the lecture is to learn and understand normal structure and function of the brain, representative brain disease, treatment of them, brain death state, and plasticity of the brain. It would be very useful for them who are not going to the medical fields. I would like to emphasize the importance of the learning of the basic issues of the brain.
Class Schedule	lesson1; 02/12/2025, 1-2 section Brain and Mind lesson2; 02/12/2025, 3-4 section Evolution of the brain and neural circuits lesson3; 09/12/2025, 1-2 section Fundamentals of Electrical Neural Activity - Excitation and Inhibition - lesson4; 09/12/2025, 3-4 section Substances in the brain and nervous and mental activity lesson5; 16/12/2025, 1-2 section Perception of the Outside World - The Wonders of Sight - lesson6; 16/12/2025, 3-4 section Surgery that takes into account how the brain works lesson7; 06/01/2026, 1-2 section Neuroscience of depression - What is pathological depression? lesson8; 06/01/2026, 3-4 section Clinical Application of Biomagnetism lesson9; 13/01/2026, 1-2 section Basics and Clinical Applications of Cerebral Circulation and Metabolism lesson10; 13/01/2026, 3-4 section Perception of the Outside World - The Wonders of Hearing, Smell and Taste - lesson11; 20/01/2026, 1-2 section Visualizing the Effects of Drugs: In Vivo Imaging of Drug Target Molecules lesson12; 20/01/2026, 3-4 section Electrical Control of Brain Function lesson13; 27/01/2026, 1-2 section Mental Illness and Drug Discovery - Seeing the Mind of Animals - lesson14; 27/01/2026, 3-4 section Practice and preparing of the report
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Handout and prints which are prepared by lecturer are very useful for learning.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms, moodle
(More Details)	Lecture materials will be uploaded to 'moodle' by the day before the lecture. Online lectures will be held via Microsoft Teams.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Not particularly necessary. The lecturer changes each time in an omnibus format. It is desirable to attend all the lectures so as not to miss anything.
Requirements	We do not allow late arrivals or early departures. Please be careful, as this will be treated as an absence.
Grading Method	There will be no exam. You will be evaluated based on your reports. Of the 13 lectures, you must attend at least 60% (at least 8 lectures out of 13 lectures) to be eligible for evaluation. Attendance Certification ・Kasumi/Senda Campus students: After attending the lecture in person (attendance will be confirmed using a card reader), submit the form by 15:00 on the day of the lecture ・Students at the Higashi Hiroshima Campus: After attending the class online (teams), submit the form by 15:00 on the day of the class 【Notes on writing the report and how to submit it】 1. Please choose one of the 13 lessons as your theme. 2. Please create and upload your report using the default format in the “moodle 脳のはたらき” section and submit it. 3. You may include diagrams, tables, etc., and it is fine if your report is more than one page.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	We accept students who are not only in the field of medicine-related, but also are very interested in the brain. Active participation to the class is highly appreciated.
Other	◆In an omnibus format, lecturers from different fields of expertise will give lectures on their respective areas of expertise each time.
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.

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