Level of education
two years of postsecondary education
ECTS
3 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Description
The "Neurobiology" course covers the basic knowledge of how the nervous system works and how it is organized. This course presents the anatomy of the central nervous system in lectures and explains the main functions of the different structures. This course also covers cellular neurobiology in lectures, where the fundamentals of neuron physiology are discussed. Tutorials explore certain important points in greater depth and offer exercises based on the lectures.
Objectives
- Knowledge: Apply fundamental concepts of biology to understand how a complex system works.
-Skills: Identify, select, analyze, and synthesize information and synthesize it to document a topic.
-Interpersonal skills: Develop scientific curiosity. Know how to take a step back to develop critical thinking based on verified and validated knowledge.
Mandatory prerequisites
L1 EU: "From molecules to cells" (S1) and "Biochemistry and molecular biology of the cell" (S2)