Introduction to neurophysiology

Duration

15h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Gaëtan Garraux

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Neurosciences are often perceived as difficult to learn
Following a brief introduction to the anatomy and histology of the human nervous system, several fundamental questions are adressed:

• what are the cellular and molecular bases of electrical signals transmitted by the nervous system?
• what are their distinctive features et how do they propagate within a cell and from cell to cell?
• how can they be modulated by pharmacological agents ?
• what are the biochemical and physiological mechanisms that regulate the main effectors of the nervous system: muscle cells?
• how nervous circuits develop and how can they be modified during life?
• how is maintained the homeostasis of the nervous circuits ?

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

on going

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

• General physiology
• General biochemistry
• General biology

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Two types of documents are made available on myulg and eCampus:

• Slides used for teaching. Slides only show figures (from reference books) and a short title. Text is minimized or virtually absent.
• The course plan, which follows the slides chronology and shows detailed learning outcomes.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Eight magistral two hours weekly lessons during the third quadrimester.

Recommended or required readings

Learning objectives can be reached by using the following optional textbooks:
Neurosciences, 5th Edition. (Translated in French) D. Purves, G.J. Augustine, D. Fitzpatrick, W.C. Hall, A.-S LaMantia, J.O. McNamara, L.E. White. Editions de boeck.
Medical Neurobiology 2nd Edition, 2017. P. Mason. Oxford University Press.
Neurophysiology - A conceptual approach. 5th Edition. R. Carpenter & B. Reddi, Hoder Arnold, An Hachette UK Company
The Central Nervous System, 5th Edition. 2017. P. Brodal. Oxford University Press.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written test. Multiple choice questions

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

N/A

Contacts

Professor Gaëtan Garraux, ggarraux@ulg.ac.be
04/366 59 50

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