School of Life Sciences  
 
 
LSC-20027 From Neurone to Brain  
Co-ordinator: Dr Stas Glazewski    Room: HUX103, Tel:33029  
Teaching Team: Dr Dave  Furness, Mr Ronald  Knapper, Mrs Janet  Norton, Dr Michael Evans, Mrs Lisa  Smith, Dr David  Mazzocchi-Jones  
Lecture Time: See Timetable...  
Level: 2 Credits: 15 Study Hours: 150  
School Office: Tel: 01782 734414
 
 
 
Programme/Approved Electives for
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
Prerequisites
None.

Barred Combinations
None
Description

This module builds on the material presented during Level 1 (LSC- 10029 - Introduction to Neuroscience) and provides a general outline of structure and function of individual neurons and their populations together with the techniques used to investigate them.

During the lectures, practicals, seminars, tutorials, short talks and comprehension paper exercise we describe:

1. the principal ultrastructural features of brain cells together with their connectivity;

2. the physiological properties of neurones at the single cell level and in functional groupings;

3. structural and functional synaptic plasticity that, as it is commonly assumed, constitute the
mechanism(s) for learning and memory as well as compensation for deficits in structure
and function;

4. how populations of neurones (neuronal networks) function together to produce percepts and
behavioural responses
Aims
To provide an in-depth treatment of neuronal structure and function starting with single neurones and building up to neuronal populations.
Intended Learning Outcomes
Summarise the principle ultrastructural features of neurones and glial cells, together with their connectivity will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3,4
Interpret the physiological properties of brain cells at the single cell level and in functional groupings will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3,4
Summarise the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying plastic changes will be achieved by assessments: 2,3
Rationalise how populations of neurones function together to produce percepts and behavioural responses will be achieved by assessments: 2,3
Study hours
18 Hours lectures
9 Hours practical investigation
3 Hours presentation
7 Hours seminars and tutorials
1 Hour in-course test
112 hours private study
Description of Module Assessment
01: Practical Assessment weighted 15%
PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT
This will be based on selected practical class write-up.
02: Publication Based Paper weighted 15%
Answer questions based on published paper
Students are provided with the reference to a particular paper and a set of questions, with the allocated space to answer them, aimed at testing their understanding of the experimental rationale of the paper, the content and their ability to evaluate the experimental approaches.
03: 2 Hour Unseen Exam weighted 60%
UNSEEN EXAM - 2 HOURS
End of the module two hour examination consisting 2 short answer questions selected from 4 and 1 essay selected from 3.
04: Class Test weighted 10%
1-hour test - a combination of MCQs and SAQs
This will be based on the material from the first 6 lectures.
Version: (1.06B) Updated: 03/Mar/2013

This document is the definitive current source of information about this module and supersedes any other information.