SL22044: Neuroscience
[Page last updated: 03 June 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Life Sciences |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CWRI 10%, EXOB 90% |
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| Requisites: | In taking this module you cannot take SL22051 |
| Learning Outcomes: |
At the end of this unit, the student will/be able to:
1.Compare the different cell types that compose the nervous system.
2. Outline the fundamental steps in the development of the nervous system.
3. Describe the mechanisms and molecular basis of synaptic transmission and neuronal signal transduction.
4. Describe the fundamental properties of neurotransmitters and their functions in the CNS.
5. Explain the proposed aetiology and pathology of major disease states affecting the brain.
6. Delineate and distinguish the mechanisms of action and therapeutic uses of the major classes of centrally acting drugs.
7. Manipulate cultured cells to address molecular mechanisms of key neural components. |
| Synopsis: | "You will develop a fundamental understanding of the cellular composition of the nervous system, the molecular basis of its functional activity and theactions of relevant drugs. You will acquire knowledge of the physiology, pathology and pharmacologyof the nervous systemand its diseases;neuronal development; molecular and chemical basisof electrical signallingandsynaptic transmission.
Inpracticalworkyou will collect and analyse measurements ofkey neuronal mechanisms. " |
| Content: | Semester 1:
1. Physiology, pathology and pharmacology of the brain. The essential neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the normal brain will be examined in depth.
2. The pathology and aetiology of major neurological and psychiatric disorders will be described and the major groups of centrally-acting drugs will be discussed in terms of mechanism of action and therapeutic uses.
Semester 2:
1.A detailed molecular analysis of neurons and different glial types.
2. Molecular aspects of neuronal development.
3. Molecular and chemical basis of electrical signalling between neurons.
4. Overview of neurotransmitters, receptors, ion channels, including basic molecular aspects of the major classes.
5. An introduction to more advanced aspects of neuroscience, including neuropeptides, synaptic plasticity and neurodegeneration. |
| Course availability: |
SL22044 is Optional on the following courses:Department of Chemistry
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