Neurobiology Of Disease

3 credits · Graduate School

Neurobiology of Disease. The goal of this graduate-level neuroscience course is to provide comprehensive understanding of pathology and pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders. The course is divided in three modules: neurodevelopmental, neurological/neurodegenerative and psychiatric/addiction diseases. The course prepares students for intensive collaborations along the basic-translational-clinical continuum. The lectures will discuss clinical presentation and pathological features epidemiology, treatment, status of clinical research, animal models, and postulated cellular/molecular bases for >30 diseases. Prerequisite: NURO 8340 and 8345 and consent of instructor. [3] Spring , Deutch.