2022-2023 / NEUR0430-1

Principles of neurobiology

Duration

20h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in biomedicine2 crédits 

Lecturer

Rachelle Franzen, Vincent Seutin

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course is sub-divided into 3 parts:

- Neuroanatomy (Franzen Rachelle)

In neuro-anatomy classes, we study the different anatomical structures that make up the central nervous system. How do these structures interact with each other to ensure motor, sensory and vegetative functions?

The course is divided into different chapters:

- Brain (telencephalon and diencephalon) and its protections (bones and meninges, CSF)

- Brain stem and cranial nerves

- Cerebellum

- Spinal cord

- Vegetative nervous system

- Sensory pathways

- Motor pathways

- Higher functions (memory, language)


- Cellular and molecular neurobiology (Lombard Arnaud):







  • Neurons, synapses
  • Astrocytes
  • Myelin and myelination
- Biology of ion channels (Seutin Vincent )

Methods used to record the activity of ion channels, with an emphasis on the configurations of the patch clamp technique.

Biophysical properties of ion channels: illustration by a few examples

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

a t the end of this course, students will be able to:

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

BIOLOGIE générale - BIOL0847-2  


PHYSIOLOGIE générale - PHYL0320-6 


ANATOMIE - ANAT0224-2 

 

Introduction aux Neurosciences - NEUR0431

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

10 x 2h lectures

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

face-to-face teaching

Recommended or required readings

Neuroanatomy  - Franzen

Slides will be made avalible on e-campus before the course

 

Neurobiology - Lombard

 

Ion channels - Seutin

Slides will be posted on my uliege the day before the lectures.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )


Additional information:

- Written exam 

  - MCQ (Neuroanatomy)

- Open questions: all parts of the course




 

 





 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Dr Rachelle Franzen
Tél: 32 4 366 51 92 rfranzen@uliege.be
 
Dr Arnaud Lombard
alombard@uliege.be
 
Pr Vincent Seutin
Tél: 32 4 366 2525 V.Seutin@uliege.be

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