Systems Neuroscience

Module code: BMD265

Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM2

Contact: Dr Agnes Nishimura
Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BMD261

This module aims to provide an overview of integrated systems which control cognition and behaviour. Topics include the organisation and planning of movement, visual processing, smell and taste perception, cognition, learning and memory.
You will gain understanding of techniques used in systems neuroscience including tract tracing of interacting groups of neurons, immunohistochemistry and extra-cellular electrophysiology.
Practical sessions and workshops will provide you with experience in designing experiments, using apparatus, collecting and interpreting data.

Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 100.0% Examination
Level: 5