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Neurobiology of Degeneration and Repair (ANAT0016)

Key information

Faculty
Faculty of Life Sciences
Teaching department
Division of Biosciences
Credit value
15
Restrictions
The module is an option for students on the MSc Neuroscience, MSc Dementia: causes, treatments and research (Neuroscience) Dual Masters in Brain and Mind Sciences, the MRes Biosciences or the MSc Biomedical Sciences.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

In a series of research lectures given by world-class neuroscientists you will learn about some of the cutting-edge research done at 果冻影院 into neuronal degeneration, pathology and damage. Lectures are clustered around the topics: CNS injury and stroke; dementia, neurodegenerative diseases and emerging repair therapies. Four main weekly topics will be discussed.

Indicative lecture titles

Week 1: CNS Injury and Stroke

  • CNS responses to traumatic injury - historical perspective
  • The role of glutamate in brain and spinal cord injury

Week 2: Neurodegenerative Diseases

  • Huntington's disease: from bench to bedside
  • Huntington's disease: molecular mechanisms of disease translated into novel therapeutic strategies
  • Mitochondria and neurodegenerative disease
  • Understanding neurological functioning in multiple sclerosis
  • Motor neurone disease

Week 3: Dementia

  • Alzheimer therapeutics
  • Alzheimer's disease: what can we learn from mouse models?
  • Deficient Wnt signalling triggers synapse degeneration: possible implication in early stages of Alzheimer's disease

Week 4: Emerging Brain Therapies

  • Use of stem cells in animal models of CNS disorders
  • The enigma of CNS repair
  • Damage, repair and regeneration in the inner ear

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 2 听听听 Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Methods of assessment
50% Exam
50% Coursework
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
29
Module leader
Dr Damian Cummings
Who to contact for more information
d.cummings@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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Important information

The catalogue has been updated with key information about the modules that will run during the 2024/25 academic session. Current and prospective students can browse through the catalogue to consider possible module choices for the coming year.

Please note,听information in the catalogue is听subject to change as teaching and assessment arrangements for 2024/25 may need to be adjusted in line with the University's Feedback and Assessment principles and operating model.

Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed exams and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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