- Understand the fundamentals of motivation and memory, including types of memory
- Discuss how motivation and memory systems interact, especially in the contexts of emotional memory and decision-making
- Discuss the function of central structures involved in motivation and memory
- Understand the neuronal circuits underlying these structures, e.g., Papez circuit, mesolimbic pathway, and basal ganglia circuit
- Understand the relationship between the dopaminergic system and learning and motivation circuits
- Analyze the impact of cognitive and emotional changes, along with their neuroanatomical and functional correlates, in pathologies and lesions
- Identify clinical and experimental methods used to study motivation and memory circuits - Identify relevant therapeutic models
Motivation and Memory
4.5 ECTS / Semester / Inglês
