THE IGSIN COURSE - Integrated Neuroscience (IGSIN913)
Course in Integrated Neuroscience (6 ECT's) September 27 - October 8, 2021
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Course information
Teaching language:
English. If all participants and teachers are native Norwegian speakers, part of the course may be presented in a Scandinavian language.
Organisation:
Approximately thirty hours of lectures, demonstrations and/or laboratory work, concentrated over a two week period.
The course will have a problem-oriented focus and students are expected to participate during the whole teaching period. The course is given once a year.
Goal:
The course is intended to give the students a basic and integrated understanding of the interplay between neurobiological systems and cognition, affect and behaviour. They will also receive an introduction to basic central methods in neuroscience.
Specific goals:
During the course the students will be introduced to the most important neurobiological systems (neuroanatomical and neurophysiological). They will be introduced to neuromolecular mechanisms and neuropharmacology. Important psychiatric and neuropsychological clinical conditions as well as normal psychological functions will be described and methods for measuring these will be demonstrated.
Student qualification:
The course is obligatory for students accepted by IGSIN. It is expected that students take the course during their first year in the programme. The students at IGSIN will take priority to attend the course. For other applicants relevant qualifications at Master’s level are required. Applicants can have a relevant background in medicine, psychology, biology, information science, linguistics etc.
Student evaluation:
A written essay focused on integrative perspectives on neuro-anatomical, physiological, chemical and psychological aspects of mental diseases and normal behavioral functions.
Recommended literature:
About 400 pages
Bear,M.F., Connors,B.W. Paradiso,M.A. (2015). Neuroscience. Exploring the brain., Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams and Williams. Chapters: 1, 5 - 7, 15, 18, 20-25.
| Date | Time | Location | Theme |
| 27.09.2021 | 14.00 - 14.45 | BB 9. etg rom 110 | Wellcome and presentation of the course |
| 14.45 - 17.00 | BB 9. etg rom 110 | Basic Neurophysiology | |
| 28.09.2021 | 09.15 - 10.00 | Sentralblokk B302 | Presentation PhD Project |
| 10.15 - 12.00 | Sentralblokk B302 | Psychiatric genetics, with focus on schizophrenia and bipolar disorders | |
| 12.45 - 13.30 | Sentralblokk B302 | Epigenetics in psychiatric disorders | |
| 13.30 - 14.45 | Sentralblokk B302 | Demo. Gene expression in CNS | |
| 29.09.2021 | 09.15 - 10.00 | BB 9. etg rom 110 | Presentation PhD Project |
| 10.15 - 12.00 | BB 9. etg rom 110 | Neurotransmission | |
| 12.45 - 15.30 | BB 9. etg rom 110 | Emotion, affect and the brain | |
| 30.09.2021 | 09.15 - 10.00 | BB 3. etg. Aud 2 | Presentation PhD Project |
| 10.00 - 12.00 | BB 3. etg. Aud 2 | Neuropsychiatry: Schizofrenia | |
| 12.45 - 15.30 | BB 3. etg. Aud 2 | Neurpsychiatry: Depression | |
| 01.10.2021 | 09.15 - 12.00 | Sentralblokk D302 | Basic neuroanatomy |
| 12.45 - 14.30 | Sentralblokk D302 | Dissection of brain. Demo | |
| 04.10.2021 | 09.15 -12.00 | Zoom | Langugae & Neuroimaging |
| 12.45 - 15.30 | Zoom | Brain Stimulation: Methods and Applications | |
| 05.10.2021 | 09.15 - 10.00 | Alrek - Munin | Presentation PhD Project |
| 10.15 - 12.00 | Alrek - Munin | Clinical neuropsychology | |
| 12.45 - 16.00 | Alrek - Munin | demo. neuropsychol. tests | |
| 06.10.2021 | 09.15 - 12.00 | Alrek - Munin | The neuroscience of memory |
| 12.45 - 16.00 | Alrek - Munin | Biological rhythms and sleep | |
| 07.10.2021 | 09.15 - 10.00 | BB 9. etg rom 110 | Presentation PhD Project |
| 10.15 - 12.00 | bb 9. etg rom 110 | Human el.Physiol: EEG/ERP | |
| 12.45 - 14.15 | BB 9. etg rom 110 | Demo of in vivo reg in the rat/EEG-ERP, group 1 | |
| 14.15 - 16.00 | BB 9. etg rom 110 | Demo of in vivo reg in the rat/EEG-ERP, group 2 | |
| 08.10.2021 | 09.15 - 12.00 | BB 3. etg Aud 4 | Brain imaging: fMRI - Methods & Applications |
| 12:15 - 14:00 | BB 3. etg Aud 4 | Evaluation of the IGSIN course & Lunch |
Deadline for delivery of essay: To be decided during course
Academic questions to: karsten.specht@uib.no
Administrative questions to: vivian.fosse@uib.no
Limited number of participants:15
Registration here:
https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=8682998
Deadline for registration: September 3.