Online Courses Handbook 2003

301298 (v.2) Neuroscience 332

Area:	School of Biomedical Science
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Tutorial:	1 x 2.5 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2.5 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s):	302425 (v.2) Our Internal Internet - Its Structure and Function 304 or any previous version 301433 (v.3) BIO31 Our Internal Internet - Its Development and Function or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):	8846 (v.7) Physiology 232 or any previous version OR 8472 (v.11) Physiology 231 or any previous version
Explanation of an overview of the nervous system, blood supply to the brain, meninges, CSF, ventricular system, excitatory and inhibitory synapses and transmitters, receptors types and functions, somatosensation, visual, auditory and vestibular perception, cortical, cerebellar and brainstem control of movement and posture. The roles of hypothalamus and associated parts of the brain in controlling appetite and sleep. The roles and interaction of the ANS with cerebral function. The roles of the limbic sstem in emotion, learning and memory.