| dc.description.abstract | This neuroscience course provides a comprehensive introduction to the mammalian nervous
system, with particular emphasis on the structure and function of the human nervous system. The
primary goal of modern neuroscience is to understand the higher functions of the nervous system
(such as memory, learning, perception, consciousness) in terms of the biology of nerve cells. In
the first part of the course the emphasis is on understanding the following topics: neuronal cell
structures and functions, glial cell types, how neurons send information by way of action
potentials, communication between neurons and other cells at the synapse, and neurotransmitter
systems. The second part of the course will consider the structure of the human brain and spinal
cord, nervous system development, and one system will then be considered in detail, the auditory
system. In the last part of the course the development of connections between neurons and the
molecular mechanisms behind learning and memory and repair and regeneration in the nervous
system will be considered. Throughout the course relevant clinical information and diseases will
be discussed. Particular diseases as well as topics in neuroscience will be considered through
reading of relevant scientific articles to expand on topics covered first in lecture. | en_US |
