NEUR30004 Semester 2, 2018 Study Guide

Description

This guide is made to follow the lectures covered in Semester 2, 2018. A study guide derived from lectures notes, textbook readings and workshop classes, covering all materials examinable in the final exam. The notes include essential diagrams and examples from the lecture itself to further explain concepts. Topics list: - Organisation of NS - Development of brain cortex - Glia in the normal and diseased CNS - Neuroanatomy: the connectome - What do neurons do in concert? - Vision: visual perception - Vision: subconscious vision - Cerebral cortex and learning - Language, numbers and knowledge - What is computable? - What is knowable? - Peripheral mechanisms of pain - Spinal integration and central mechanisms of pain - Ascending and descending pain pathways - Cognitive modulation of pain - Visceral sensation of pain - Interoception