Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in biomedicine | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Introductory course on cellular and molecular neurobiology The course is divided into seven chapters dealing with the main cellular components and two pathological entities of the nervous system : Components of the nervous system :
- Neurons
- Astrocytes
- Myelin and myelinisation
- Structure and function of Synapses
- Synaptic plasticity
- Spinal cord lesions and their repair
- Neurodegenerative diseases
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student will know the main morphological and biochemical as well as the main functions of the three major cell types present in the nervous system. He will know the dynamic organization and the roles of the cytoskeleton and those of the synapse. He will understand how the mechanisms of synaptic plasticity constitute the molecular basis of memory. He will know the basic cellular and molecular aspects of spinal cord injuries and of Alzheimer's disease. He will be able to integrate the role of cytoskeletal components and certain metabolic pathways in cellular dynamics during development, normal functioning and various pathologies of the nervous system.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Biology and general Physiology courses in BAC1 and BAC2
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
10 x 2h lectures
rehearsals if needed for students coming from other fileds of study
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
face-to-face teaching
Recommended or required readings
Extensive notes that are updated every year are available in pdf format on MyULg at the time of teaching
Assessment methods and criteria
oral examination. Each student prepares during 20 min three questions on the different chapters and then exposes his/her answers in front of the teacher.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Pierre Leprince GIGA-Neuroscience Université de Liège CHU B36 B-4000 Liège Belgique Tél: 32 4 366 59 32 FAX: 32 4 366 59 12 pleprince@ulg.ac.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
The seven chapters indicated in the contents.
Assessment methods
Online oral exam by Collaborate session according to the schedule provided to students. The student draws four illustrations from the course, which he/she must describe, put into context and explain. The assessor asks sub-questions which can relate to points of matter of all the chapters.
Contacts
As above