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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Biomedical Sciences : Neuroscience (Biomedical Sciences)

Undergraduate Course: Neural Development, Injury and Regeneration (NEBM10026)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaNeuroscience (Biomedical Sciences) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course encompasses a variety of topics focussing on development, degeneration and repair of the nervous system. Topics include:

Neuro-and gliogenesis in the nervous system
Animal models of human neurodegenerative diseases
The relationship between glial development and axon survival
Postnatal neurodevelopmental disorders: A synaptic plasticity problem?
Stem cells in the adult nervous system
Control of cell death

Students will receive reading material to prepare them for each lecture allowing full participation of the class in discussions. A presentation and an essay question will form the course assessment.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Brain and Behaviour 3 (BIME09007) OR Mechanisms of Brain Development 3 (BIME09005)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Block 3 (Sem 2), Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralSeminarClass times are 9.30-11.301-6 09:00 - 12:00
CentralSeminarClass times are 9.30-11.301-6 09:00 - 12:00
First Class Week 1, Monday, 09:00 - 12:00, Zone: Central. **9.30** Biomedical Seminar Room 3, BMTO, Doorway 3, Medical School, Teviot Place
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
Assessment Information
100% In course assessment comprising a presentation and an essay.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNEURONeuDevInjRep
Contacts
Course organiserProf Richard Ribchester
Tel: (0131 6)50 3256
Email: rrr@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Tina Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 3094
Email: Tina.Harvey@ed.ac.uk
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