Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Science |
Máster Universitario en Bioloxía Molecular, Celular e Xenética |
Subjects |
Neurobiology |
Methodologies |
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Identifying Data | 2023/24 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Neurobiology | Code | 610441008 | |||||||||||
Study programme |
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Official Master's Degree | 2nd four-month period |
First | Optional | 3 | ||||||||||
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Methodologies | Description |
Guest lecture / keynote speech | Lectures will be sixty minutes long. Teachers will discuss the contents of the syllabus. Students are advised to read in advance about some fundamental aspects of the class in the recommended texts. |
Laboratory practice | The laboratory practices are configured as an essential part of the subject. During its development, aspects related to: - Identification of different regions of the nervous system - The use of animal models for the study of the nervous system under normal and / or pathological conditions. - The use of mutant and transgenic lines in Neuroscience studies - The management of interactive pages, on-line Neuroanatomy atlases and web links related to practical contents. At the end of the internship period, students must submit a report on them. |
Document analysis | Each student will read a recent article that has been designated by the teacher and complements contents of lectures. Students will present a brief summary of their article, followed by a discussion with the rest of the class. |
Objective test | It will be an exam about the contents reflected on the syllabus of the subject. The exam will consist of multiple choice, true/false and/or questions to be answered briefly. |
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