? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : BMS-4-NSdev

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 neurotransmission in somatosoensory 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 will form the course assessment.

Requirements: Permission of the Curriculum Approval Officer. Normally a pass in Developmental Neuroscience 3.

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Permission of the Curriculum Approval Officer. Normally Developmental Neuroscience 3.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Directors of Studies must contact the Programme Secretary or Programme Organiser for Honours Neuroscience before registering a student for this course. Priority is given to Honours Neuroscience students.

Home subject area

Neuroscience (Biomedical Sciences), (School of Biomedical Sciences, Schedule T)

Other subject areas

Neuroscience (Biological Sciences), (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 45 minutes per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 08/01/2007 09:00 13:00 VBS SEminar room SUMMERHALL

Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.

No exams.

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Tina Harvey
Tel : (0131 6)51 3094
Email : Tina.Harvey@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr David JA Wyllie
Tel : (0131 6)50 4564
Email : David.J.A.Wyllie@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.dbcls.med.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/