NEUS 626 Neurobiology of Disease

• To provide a foundation in the underlying mechanisms of neurological psychiatric disease. The course takes a theme-oriented approach to probe fundamental molecular, cellular and organismal mechanisms, rather than a disease-specific approach. The intent is to engage students who are interest in basic aspects of brain function.
• To provide a toolbox of topical methods and issues relevant to the neurobiology of disease.
• To provide a sampling of neurological and psychiatric disorders that serve as training examples for the themes addressed in goal one.
• To provide hands-on exposure to clinical situations through live patient presentations, multimedia presentations, and visits to clinics, hospital wards, and other clinical settings.

Clinical demonstrations stress hands-on interactive experience so that graduate students experience first-hand the impact of neurological and psychiatric disease on brain function, and on the social fabric of the patient’s life, their families and their community.

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit