| module: |
BL4231 Neuromodulation |
| taken in: |
Seniour Honours Year,
semester 2
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| value: |
15 credits |
| description: |
Until recently the nervous system was viewed as a black and white world in which neuronal networks carried out tasks using fast chemical synaptic transmission to produce an appropriate network output. However the output of neuronal networks is not fixed but instead is modifiable under different behavioural or developmental circumstances. A major source of flexibility in the output neuronal networks derives from neuromodulation; a process in which the basic operation of the networks remains the same but strengths of synaptic connections and the integrative electrical properties of neurons in the networks is changed by the actions of a range of neuromodulators. This module explores the diverse range of neuromodulatory mechanisms and outlines their importance in information processing in the nervous system. |
| organiser: |
Prof Keith Sillar - (click name for profile) |
| poster: |
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BL4231 is an option in all of these degree programmes:
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Zoology
Biology
Biology - joint degrees
Cell Biology
Biology and Psychology
Psychology with Biology
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