Course Overview

> Learning objectives:

- Understand how a neuron is organized

- Know and understand specific morpho-functional features of neurons

- Know different neural cell types (neurons and glial cells)

- Understand the concepts and mechanisms of neurotransmission

- Understand the chemical principles of ion movements across the
membrane

- Understand the basis of neuronal excitability

- Understand how an action potential is generated and propagates

- Understand the main techniques used to probe cellular activity of
neural cells (morphological approaches, cell cultures,
electrophysiology, basis of biochemistry and molecular biology, basis
on mutant animal models)

- Analyze critically scientific publications of cellular neurobiology

- Collect and organize data on a previously unknown topic

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

> Applicants should have basis in:

- Cell biology (ultrastructural cellular organisation, intercellular
communication, etc),
- Theoretical knowledge on common techniques to be performed in cell
biology studies,
- Practical knowledge of some techniques.

Grading Philosophy

- Article presentation or course presentation (flipped classroom)
(40%).
- Final exam (60%).

Course schedule

> Program:

- Neuronal cell types 
- Ultrastructural organisation of neuronal cells
- Structure and function of the axon initial segment

- Neuronal cytoskeleton and axonal transport
- Synaptic organisation
- Neuronal classifications
- Glial cell types and functions
- Basis of neurotransmitter classification
- Receptor theory
- Ligand-receptor interactions
- Principles of electro-diffusion
- Resting potential
- Action potential
- Basis of neurotransmitter release

Course type

> 220 hours in total: - 30 hours of lectures. - 10 hours of seminars. - 180 personal work hours. * Interactive activities on the Moodle platform  includes: quiz, wiki, chat, forum.

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

- Selection of applications first through the EMN-Online website,
then through the Apoflux procedure.
- Students must be autonomous and prepared for online courses.



Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: E-learning: video conferences, recorded courses, flipped classroom, Moodle platform

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