Code: BIOL-429
Semester: H
Course Type: Elective
ECTS units: 5
Instructor
Associate Professor: Sidiropoulou Kiriaki
Email:
Office phone number: +30 2810 394071
Lab phone number: +30 2810 394442
Description
Objectives of the course (preferably expressed in terms of learning outcomes and competences): To learn the fundamentals of neuronal cell structure and function.
Course contents: Brain anatomy and organization. Cellular and subcellular organization of the nervous system. Blood-brain barrier and cerebrospinal fluid. Electrical properties of neurons. Ion channels. Neurotransmitter systems. Synaptic transmission, synaptic plasticity. Neurogenesis, gliogenesis. Metabolism in the nervous system.