Systems Neuroscience

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Describe the organisation and function of neural circuits underlying defined behaviours;
• Outline the overall development and mature structure of the CNS;
• Describe the processes underlying non-visual light perception and circadian control of behaviour.
• Describe the structural and functional properties of the different neural cell types and their interactions and dependencies, including different classes of neurones, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and microglia;
• Discuss the implications of a sample of current research in this field for our understanding of nervous system function.
• Describe the molecular mechanisms underlying long term changes in synaptic function in learning and memory in mammals and other organisms;

• Nervous system development
• Structure and function of neural cell populations
• Learning and memory
• Neural Control circuits
• Non-visual light perception and circadian rhythms

Formal lectures, research paper workshops and independent study of selected reference materials

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.