The brain and the central nervous system are the key players in behaviour and cognition. The Neuroscience track is designed for students interested in molecular mechanisms of brain function and of the neuropathology of disease.
The programme focuses on molecular and functional neurosciences, neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases, neuroinflammatory processes and stem cell biology. The courses emphasize the anatomy of the nervous system, neurotransmission and transduction cascades, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology and neuropathology. The latest insights in Parkinson’s disease, sleep and sleep disorders, obesity, aggression, anxiety, multiple sclerosis, and stroke related pathology will be discussed.
Students acquire experience with state of the art techniques. They receive training in molecular, pharmacological, and genetic aspects of key properties of the CNS. Students become versatile in the study of learning and memory in animal and human models. The coordinator of the N-track is dr. W.F.A. (Wilfred) den Dunnen.
