Neurobiology

The central question in the learning trajectory Neurobiology is: what are the key principles of the functioning of the brain in health and disease? Topics include how the brain generates behaviour, and what are the basic mechanisms of perceptual and cognitive systems, the distinct cell classes of the nervous system, the anatomical, chemical and electrical characteristics of neurons and synapses, the developmental aspects of various organ systems including the brain, the morphological, cellu­lar and molecular aspects of neurodevelopmental processes, the functional organisations of the visual, auditory, vestibular and oculomotor systems including the simulation of elementary neural models, the general principles underlying motor representations, the neural principles of sensory-motor integration, the basic clinical aspects of neurological diseases, and the biological mechanisms (from molecule to man, discussing various - genetically modified - cell/animal models) in order to understand these diseases.

The content of the various Neurobiology courses is based on the book "Principles of Neuroscience" by Eric R. Kandel, 5^th Edition.

Coordinator: Sharon Kolk

The table below shows which courses are part of the learning trajectory Neurobiology.