SU802: Medical neurobiology

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• Gross anatomy of the nervous system.

• Meningues and CNS blood supply
• Cerebrospinal fluid production circulation and function.
• Cellular organization and function of the nervous system
• The electrochemical properties of neurons, incl. initiation and propagation of action potentials (nerve impulses).
• Signal transduction in the synapse, incl. transmitter functions and possibilities for modulation of signal transmission.
• Spinal cord and brain stem afferent and efferent connections and the neuronal basis for most important reflexes.
• Peripheral somatosensory and visceral sensory receptors, propagation of somatosensory information from the periphery to the cerebral cortex.
• Senses (vision, hearing, balance, taste, smell) and the propagation of the sensory information from the peripheral receptors to the cerebral cortex, sense reflexes.
• Structural and functional organization of the motor pathways from cerebral cortex to muscle.
• Functional interaction between primary cortical motor areas and other cortical areas.
• Structural and functional organization of the basal ganglia and connected brain areas.
• Cerebellum: structure and functional organization of the cerebellum.
• Structural and functional organization of the thalamus and the cerebral cortex.
• Modulation of cerebral cortical activity and the neural background for consciousness, sleep and arousal.
• Cognitive functions, incl. language, perception of space, self and personality.
• The structural and functional organization of the limbic system, the neural basis for emotions, motivation, learning and memory.

• Nervous system gross anatomy including cellular neurobiology, basal neurophysiology and neurotransmission and blood supply
• Spinal cord structural and functional organization with emphasis on spinal reflexes and sensory and motor pathways
• Structural and functional organization of the brain stem and cerebral cortex
• Sensory systems, incl. special senses (vision, hearing, balance, taste, smell)
• Motor systems, incl. basal ganglia and cerebellum
• The limbic system, emotions, learning and memory
• Cerebral cortex, cortical functions, consciousness/arousal and sleep.