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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: BMS2048 Module Title: NEUROSCIENCE 1
Module Provider: Biosciences Short Name: BMS2048
Level: HE2 Module Co-ordinator: CHEN Y Dr (Biosciences)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester Two
Assessment Pattern

Coursework: 30%: 2 practical reports (deadline: 2 weeks after each practical)

 

Examination: 70%: MCQs 50% and 2 SAQs 10% each)

 

 
Module Overview
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
Module Aims
  • To obtain basic but broad knowledge of the structure and function of the nervous system
  • To develop basic understanding of the biochemical processes in the brain as a basis for normal functioning of the nervous system
Learning Outcomes

 On successful completion of this module you should:-

 

  • Have a basic concept of the building blocks of the nervous system
  • Have knowledge of cell biology and physiology of nerve cells
  • Be able to account for the basic structures of the nervous system
  • Have increased your knowledge about the special senses
  • Understand some key principles linking the cellular basis of the brain with neurochemistry, brain structure and behaviour

     
Module Content

Lecture No:

 

Lecturer

 

Topic

 

 

 

 

1

 

YC

 

Introduction: Can a brain understand a brain?

 

2

 

YC

 

Building blocks of the nervous system: Neurones and glia

 

3

 

YC

 

Neuronal membrane potentials and action potentials

 

4

 

YC

 

Synaptic transmission

 

5

 

YC

 

The study of membrane potentials and synaptic transmission

 

6

 

YC

 

Neurochemical systems

 

7

 

YC

 

Neurochemical systems

 

8

 

YC

 

Neurochemical imaging

 

9

 

RWS

 

The structure of the nervous system 1

 

10

 

RWS

 

The structure of the nervous system 2

 

11

 

RWS

 

Wiring the brain

 

12

 

YC/RWS

 

Tutorial 1

 

13-16

 

YC/AB/RWS

 

Practical 1:Structures of the brain and neurotransmitter systems

 

17

 

MvS

 

The chemical senses: Taste

 

18

 

MvS

 

The chemical senses: Smell

 

19

 

MvS

 

The eye 1

 

20

 

MvS

 

The eye 2

 

21

 

MvS

 

The ear

 

22

 

LM

 

Neurodegeneration 1

 

23

 

LM

 

Neurodegeneration 2

 

24

 

LM/MvS

 

Tutorial 2

 

25-28

 

LM/MvS/SA

 

Practical 2: Retinal degeneration

 

29

 

DJD

 

Chemical control of brain and behaviour

 

30

 

DJD

 

Motivation

 

31

 

DJD

 

Brain mechanisms of emotion

 

32

 

DJD

 

Imaging the working brain

 

33

 

DJD

 

Circadian rhythms

 

34

 

DJD

 

Sleep and EEG

 

35

 

DJD

 

Language and attention 1

 

36

 

DJD

 

Language and attention 2

 

37

 

AB

 

Mental illness

 

38

 

DJD

 

Memory 1

 

39

 

DJD

 

Memory 2

 

40

 

DJD/AB

 

Tutorial 3

 
Methods of Teaching/Learning
Lectures, tutorials
Selected Texts/Journals

 

Recommended Books:
Bear MF, Paradiso MA:  Neuroscience - exploring the brain, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (2006)

 

 

Barker RA, Barasi S:  Neuroscience at a Glance, Blackwell (2008)

 
Last Updated
19 April 2011