Number of hours
- Lectures 9.0
- Projects 0
- Tutorials 9.0
- Internship 0
- Laboratory works 0
ECTS
ECTS 1.5
Goal(s)
Introduction to neurosciences.
Main concepts, from neuron to simple neural fonctions
Knowledge of some neurodegenerative diseases
Content(s)
- Location and functions of the nervous system
- Basic principles of neurosciences : cells, electrical properties of cell membranes, cell excitability, membrane channels, action potential, synapses, neurotransmitters, other kinds of transmission
- Main physiological consequences of neurotransmission : post-synaptic potentials, synaptic dendritic integration, neuronal phenotypes, groups of cells, importance of connectivity
- Neural coding : example of the muscle spindle, generalization, population coding
- Central pattern generators : basic principles, example of the respiratory centers
- Plasticity : short-term and long-term synaptic plasticity, structural plasticity (axonal and dendritic modifications)
Prerequisites
Molecular biology and cell signaling courses
Test
Semester 9 - The exam is given in english only 
100% Written exam (2 hour)
100% examen écrit (2h)
100% written exam (2h)
Additional Information
Semester 9 - This course is given in english only
Course list
Curriculum->Engineering degree->Semester 9
Curriculum->Double-Diploma Engineer/Master->Semester 9
Bibliography
From Neuron to Brain: A Cellular and Molecular Approach to the Function of the Nervous System. John G. Nicholls, A. Robert Martin, Bruce G. Wallace, Paul A. Fuchs. Sinauer Associates
Neuroscience. Edited by Dale Purves, George J Augustine, David Fitzpatrick, Lawrence C Katz, Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, James O McNamara, and S Mark Williams. Sinauer Associates; 2001.