Course syllabus for Neuroscience
Neurovetenskap
Essential data
Specific entry requirements
At least the grade E at the courses in Introduction to biomedical science and General and organic chemistry, and at least the grade pass at the parts Basal metabolism and Biochemical laboratory methods (3+2 credits) of the course Medical biochemistry, and the part Cell biology (6 credits) of the course Cell biology and genetics within the Study Programme in Biomedicine.
Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- describe the anatomy and organisation of the nervous system,
- relate neuroanatomical structures with function,
- describe the development of the nervous system,
- provide an account for the morphology and physiology of neurons and make comparisons with other cell types,
- relate the physiology of synapses with information processing in the brain,
- describe and compare the anatomy and function of the different sensory systems (vision, hearing, balance, taste, smell, somatosensation) and describe the neuronal basis of pain,
- describe the organisation and function of the motor unit and the main pathways used in motor control,
- describe the spinal and cortical control of movement and provide an account for the systems used in locomotion, balance and posture,
- describe how homeostasis, sleep, memory, reward system, language and cognition are controlled, and relate these functions to neuronal structures,
- understand and evaluate results from common neurophysiological laborations.
Content
The course focuses on mechanisms and principles in neuroscience within the following areas: cellular neurobiology, neuronal communication, development of the nervous system, anatomy of the nervous system, organisation and function of sensory systems, organisation and function of motor systems, principles of higher functions such as homeostasis, cogntion, memory, sleep and emotions. The course also includes exposure to common research methods in neuroscience, and practice in performing electromyography.
The course is divided into the following parts:
Practical features, 5.0 credits
Grading scale: AF
Laboratory practices.
Integration of the course contents, 5.0 credits
Grading scale: AF
Teaching methods
Teaching will be in the form of lectures and laboratory practicals.
Examination
Practical features (5 credits). The examination consists of three oral exams, and lab reports. Graded Fail/Pass.
Integration of the course contents (5 credits). The examination consists of a written exam. Graded A-F.
The final grade for the whole course is based on the grade for the part Integration of the course contents.To pass the whole course (grade E or above), the grade pass must have been obtained for the other parts on the course.
Compulsary participation:
Laboratory practicals and seminars are compulsary. The course director assesses if and, in that case, how absence can be compensated. Before the student has participated in all compulsory parts or compensated absence in accordance with the course director's instructions, the student's results for respective part will not be registered in LADOK.
Limited number of examinations or practical training sessions
Students who have not passed the regular examination are entitled to participate in five more examinations. If the student has failed six examinations/tests, no additional examination or new admission is provided.
The number of times that the student has participated in one and the same examination is regarded as an examination session. Submission of a blank examination is regarded as an examination. An examination for which the student registered but not participated in, will not be counted as an examination.
Transitional provisions
The course has been cancelled and was offered for the last time in the spring semester of 2015.
Other directives
The course language is English.
Course evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the guidelines established by the Board of Higher Education.
Oral evaluation in the form of course council meetings will be carried out during the course.
Literature and other teaching aids
- Neuroscience, Purves, Dale, 5. ed. : Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, cop. 2012 - xvi, 759 s. ISBN: 978-0-87893-695-3 (hbk.), LIBRIS-ID: 12074995, *