Browse Hierarchy BIOS6009: Neuroscience

The core of the module will comprise lectures on a range of topics which are currently major research fields in neuroscience. At the beginning of the module there will be a review of neuronal structure and function, human neuroanatomy, and the development of the vertebrate nervous system. Core lectures will then focus on the evolution of brains, and how neural systems give rise to perception, memory and ultimately consciousness. Disease processes or trauma to the nervous system will be considered where these illuminate normal neural function. The module will allow students to develop and study in depth their own particular interests in specific areas of neuroscience research, and this will be assessed by a written project and a presentation.