Undergraduate Course: Developmental Neuroscience (NEBM10024)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Neuroscience (Biomedical Sciences) |
Other subject area | Neuroscience (Biological Sciences) |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course encompasses a variety of topics, they include:
Embryological origin of the nervous system
Modelling human neurodegenerative diseases in Drosophila
Origin of glia and the relationship between glial development and axon survival
Postnatal neurodevelopmental disorders: A synaptic plasticity problem?
The role of glutamate neurtransmission in somatosensory cortex development
Invertebrate neurogenesis
Stem cells in the adult CNS
Wnt signalling in CNS development
Development of dendrites
Cell Death
Students will receive reading material to prepare them for each lecture allowing full participation of the class in discussions. Essay questions and a presentation will form the course assessment. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Mechanisms of Brain Development 3 (BIME09005)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later. |
Assessment Information
Essay (85%)
Presentation (15%) |
Special Arrangements
| Director of Studies should contact the Programme Secretary or Programme Organiser for Honours Neuroscience before registering a student for this course. Priority is given to Honours Neuroscience students. |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Richard Ribchester
Tel: (0131 6)50 3256
Email: rrr@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Tina Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)50 5059
Email: Tina.Harvey@ed.ac.uk |
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