Developmental Neurobiology
Module code: BS3077
In this module you will study a wide range of aspects of developmental neuroscience, from neurogenesis through to wiring and maturation of nervous tissue, with a focus on vertebrate development.
Topics covered
- Neurodevelopmental processes and neuroanatomy in different animal species
- Gene signalling cascades that regulate specification and differentiation of nervous tissue
- Cell signalling pathways that pattern the vertebrate nervous system
- Mechanisms underpinning synapse formation, stabilisation and pruning
- Growth and guidance of axons
- Activity-dependent regulation of CNS maturation
- How perturbations of CNS development contribute to neurological disease