Course - Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience - NEVR8009
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
About
About the course
Course content
The course is interdisciplinary and expands on topics taught in the master courses NEVR3001-3004. Major topics are signaling events in the brain, neural coding, biological and synthetic neural networks, mechanisms behind functional units like receptive fields, and explanatory models of sensory perception.
The course is based on NEVR3001 and NEVR3002. The student is advised to follow (a selection of) the lectures in these courses, but NEVR8009 requires a more in-depth understanding of the topics.
Learning outcome
Provide an in-depth understanding of neural structure, neural signal mechanisms and their functions.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures and demonstrations, alternatively an individual study that must be approved by a supervisor and the course leader.
Recommended previous knowledge
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Required previous knowledge
Required previous knowledge: The student must be enrolled in the PhD program in Neuroscience or Medical students on Student Research Programme. Candidates not yet enrolled can be assessed individually.
Course materials
The student selects the appropriate reading together with the course coordinator. The topics may be based on the students own preferences, as long as the diversity of the field is maintained.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| NEVR3001 | 4 sp | |
| NEVR3002 | 4 sp | |
| NEVR3020 | 5 sp |
Subject areas
- Biology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Medicine
- Neuroscience
- Psychology