This unit is designed to provide students with advanced knowledge in the field of neuroscience, from both a clinical and experimental perspective. Students are taught by experts in neuroscience, spanning the Department of Psychology, the Department of Cognitive Science, and the Australian School of Advanced Medicine. Topics are research led and cover neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuroimaging, neuropsyhopharmacology, emotion, language, attention, memory, sensory and motor systems, together with cardiovascular and respiratory neuroscience. Students are also trained in grant writing skills for future research funding. -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Jennifer Cornish, Dr Blake Johnson
Prerequisites: 39cp including (BIOL246 or BIOL247 or BIOL257 or PSY236 or (BBE100 and BBE101))
