Course leader: Professor Steve Gentleman
Psychology module leader: Dr David Murphy
Neuroscience and mental health
Session 1 Fri 7 Oct
Development of the CNS - Dr Maggie Lowrie
Spinal cord function and dysfunction - Dr Maggie Lowrie
Brainstem and cranial nerves - Professor Steve Gentleman
Session 2 Mon 14 Nov
Blood supply to the central nervous system - Professor Steve Gentleman
Regulation of blood flow and the blood brain barrier - Professor John Laycock
Session 3 Thurs 13 Oct
Thalamus and hypothalamus - Dr Maggie Lowrie
Session 5 Tues 25 Oct
Touch and proprioception - Dr Maggie Lowrie
Nociception - Dr Maggie Lowrie
Session 6 Wed 26 Oct
Neuromuscular and spinal cord - Dr Paul Strutton
Cortical motor function - Dr Marios Politis
Basal ganglia and cerebellum - Dr Marios Politis
Session 7 Mon 31 Oct
Practical: Two point discrimination - Dr Paul Strutton
Session 8 Thurs 3 Nov
Sound conduction - Dr Maggie Lowrie
Sound transduction and audition - Dr Maggie Lowrie
Vestibular apparatus and pathways - Professor Michael Gresty
Session 9 Thurs 3 Nov
Practical: Hearing tests - Dr Maggie Lowrie
Session 10 Mon 7 Nov
Structure and function of the eye - Dr Merrick Moseley
Visual pathways - Dr Merrick Moseley + videos
The control of eye movements - Professor Michael Gresty
Session 11 Wed 9 Nov
Review of case histories - Dr Alidz Pambakian
Control of posture and gait - Professor Michael Gresty + supplementary reading [Word]
Session 12 Thurs 10 Nov
Introduction to consciousness - Dr David Soto
Cerebral cortical function - Dr Barry Seemungal
Session 13 Wed 16 Nov
Organisation of the cerebral cortex - Dr Maggie Lowrie
Sleep - Dr Maggie Lowrie
Olfaction and the limbic system - Professor Steve Gentleman
Mon 9 Jan
Learning theory - Dr David Murphy
Health beliefs and behaviour - Dr David Murphy
Mon 16 Jan
Attention and perception [pdf] - Dr David Murphy
Perception of physical symptoms and Psychology of pain [pdf] - Dr David Murphy
Mon 30 Jan
Developmental psychology - Dr Rosie Hurlston
Coping with treatment - Dr David Murphy
Mon 6 Feb
Individual differences / Personality - Dr Stephen Gunning
Coping with illness and disability - Dr David Murphy
Mon 13 Feb
Social psychology [pdf] - Dr David Murphy
Clinician decision-making [pdf] - Dr David Murphy
Wed 22 Feb
Memory and executive functioning [pdf] - Dr Kendra Shaw
Understanding and recall of health care advice and adherence to treatment regimes [pdf] - Dr David Murphy
Tues 28 Feb
Psychobiology of disease [pdf] - Dr Stephen Gunning
Psychological disorders and therapy [pdf] - Dr Stephen Gunning
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