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    Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
    EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

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    Certificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
    yesUniversity of Birmingham, Birmingham

    The Syllabus

    • The cells of the nervous system: neurones and glia

    • Basic neuroanatomy of the brain and the concept of the relationship between structure and function

    • Basic properties of neurones, including an introduction to the action potential

    • A brief introduction to the functioning of the synapse

    • Examples of drugs (legal and therapeutic) that alter the function of neurones and synapses

    • Examples of brain disorders that illustrate how some functions are highly localised, such as the sensory systems, whilst others are distributed throughout the brain, such as emotion

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