Undergraduate Course: Neural Development, Injury and Regeneration (NEBM10026)
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 | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This 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.
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Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
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Assessment Information
| 100% In course assessment comprising a presentation and an essay. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | NEURONeuDevInjRep |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Richard Ribchester
Tel: (0131 6)50 3256
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Course secretary | Ms Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
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