BMS1052 exam study notes

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A compilation of textbook prescribed readings and lectures (& learning objectives). The few missing lectures were revision lectures that went over content that was already covered in other lectures. Foundations (lectures 2-8): - Lecture 2 - Nervous system organisation - Lecture 3 - Experimental techniques & research methods - Lecture 4 - Neurons and glia - Lecture 5 - Action potential generation - Lecture 6 - Action potential propagation - Lecture 7 - Synaptic transmission and integration - Lecture 8 - Synaptic integration Sensory systems (lectures 10-14): - Lecture 10 - Principles of sensory systems - Lecture 11 & 12 - Vision - Lecture 13 - Somatosensation - Lecture 14 - Audition Movement (lectures 16-19): - Lecture 16 - Motor units & excitation-contraction coupling - Lecture 17 & 18 - Controlling contractions - Lecture 19 - Primary motor cortex & descending pathways Control (lectures 20-24): - Lecture 20, 21 & 22 - Autonomic NS - Lecture 23 - Hypothalamus, homeostasis and motivated behaviour - Lecture 24 - Hypothalamic pituitary axis Vignettes (lectures 25-32): - Lecture 25 & 26 - Developmental neurobiology - Lecture 27 & 28 - Drugs affecting peripheral neurotransmission - Lecture 29 - Bionics and neural prosthetics - Lecture 30 - Animal ethics and biomedical research - Lecture 31 - Regeneration and repair - Lecture 32 - Learning and memory