NEURO 510 - Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Normal Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders

3 units (fi 6)(FIRST, 3-0-0)

Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Designed to provide graduate students in the Neuroscience program a comprehensive overview of the neurobiology of normal aging and the cellular/molecular phenomena that may underlie various age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Aspects of neuronal and glial changes during the normal aging process will be covered. Common experimental models and techniques applied to the study of brain aging and neurodegeneration are introduced. Papers on the most recent developments in the field of aging research have been integrated into the course. Prerequisite: Consent of course coordinator. Graduate students are expected to have completed a senior-level (typically third-year or higher) university course in cellular or molecular neuroscience. NEURO 371 or NEURO 375 or PHYSL 371 or ZOOL 342. Credit may be obtained for either NEURO 410 or NEURO 510 but not both.