Module LS4101 E

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each summer semester

Credit points

2,66

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master Molecular Life Science 2023, module part, neuroscience
• Master MLS 2018, Module part of a compulsory module, neuroscience
• Master MLS 2016, module part, neuroscience

Classes and lectures:

• Techniques in Neurobiology (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 50 hours private studies
• 30 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• Introduction into neuroanatomy
• Modern methods of structural, functional and metabolic neuroimaging
• Electrophysiology in diagnostics of neurological diseases and understanding basic neurobiologic mechanisms (EEG, EMG, TMS)
• Linkage analyses, genetic association, next generation sequencing, molecular neurobiology, iPS cells, applied stem cell biology, Drosophila melanogaster as disease model
• Selecting neurogenetic diseases: dystonia-parkinsonism syndromes, repeat disorders

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Acquiring basic skills in neuroanatomy, neuroimaging, electrophysiology and neurogenetics
• Understanding pathophysiology in the context of selected examples of neurogenetic diseases

Grading through:

• written exam

Responsible for this module:

• Siehe Hauptmodul

Teacher:

• Prof. Dr. med. Christine Klein
• Prof. Dr. Philip Seibler

Literature:

• Beal, Lang, Ludolph : Neurodegenerative Diseases. Neurobiology, Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Cambridge University Press, 2005
• : u.a. Lehrbücher

Language:

• offered only in English

Notes:

Last Updated:

22.03.2022