Course Overview

Themain aim of this course is for students to acquire a good knowledge
of thepathophysiological basis of neurological and psychiatric
diseases.

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

- Students must have completed a first year of Master in Biological
science.
- Knowledge of quantitative and population genetics and evolution
basis or basic knowlege of genetics/genomics.
- Knowledge of statistics and R.

Grading Philosophy

> The assessment takes place late in November:

- One resit exam is allowed
- Final assessment : 2 hours composed of :1 MCQ exam related to each
lectures, and 1 written exam (analysis, description and interpretation
of results) related to one given topic (chosen among the different
lectures).

Course schedule

The course is related to some neurological and psychiatric diseases
and covers the clinical features, the neuroanatomical,
neurobiological, cognitive and cellular basis of these pathologies.

Some of the selected pathologies: Parkinson’s disease, multiple
sclerosis, Alzheimer disease,Depression, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, Autism, etc.

Course type

- Lectures and seminars: 52 hours - Personal work: 96 hours.

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

Due to course content such as personal projects and company visits,
the number of students may be limited.
Duration: Fall Semester

Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face-to-face teaching

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