Description
In a series of research lectures given by world-class neuroscientists you will learn about some of the cutting-edge research done at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê into neuronal degeneration, pathology and damage. Lectures are clustered around the topics: CNS injury and stroke; dementia, neurodegenerative diseases and emerging repair therapies. Four main weekly topics will be discussed.
Indicative lecture titles
Week 1: CNS Injury and Stroke
- CNS responses to traumatic injury - historical perspective
- The role of glutamate in brain and spinal cord injury
Week 2: Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Huntington's disease: from bench to bedside
- Huntington's disease: molecular mechanisms of disease translated into novel therapeutic strategies
- Mitochondria and neurodegenerative disease
- Understanding neurological functioning in multiple sclerosis
- Motor neurone disease
Week 3: Dementia
- Alzheimer therapeutics
- Alzheimer's disease: what can we learn from mouse models?
- Deficient Wnt signalling triggers synapse degeneration: possible implication in early stages of Alzheimer's disease
Week 4: Emerging Brain Therapies
- Use of stem cells in animal models of CNS disorders
- The enigma of CNS repair
- Damage, repair and regeneration in the inner ear
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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