Developmental Neuroscience

How the nervous system is built: induction, migration, wiring and refinement.

NEUR-330 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Neuroscience

Course content

  1. 1Neural inductionComing
  2. 2Patterning the neural tubeComing
  3. 3NeurogenesisComing
  4. 4Neuronal migrationComing
  5. 5Axon guidanceComing
  6. 6Synapse formationComing
  7. 7Neurotrophic factors and cell deathComing
  8. 8Activity-dependent refinementComing
  9. 9Critical periodsComing
  10. 10Myelination and glial developmentComing
  11. 11Neurodevelopmental disordersComing
  12. 12Developmental neuroscience case studyComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

How the nervous system is built: induction, migration, wiring and refinement.

Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 3.