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NEUR4105: Neuroscience Honours Project C
2022 unit information
Undertaking Honours in Neuroscience will enable you to be part of world leading medical research within the School of Medical Sciences. Your Honours year will include a 36cp research project giving you access to the latest biomedical technologies, whilst two 6cp coursework units will aid in the development of fundamental research and communication skills. Research in the field of neuroscience aims to enhance our knowledge of the structure of the nervous system and the mechanisms that underlie its functioning in both healthy and pathological states. As such, neuroscience research encompasses investigations into: Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, disorders of chronic pain, addiction, sensory information such as vision, audition, balance, somatosensation and olfaction, and the integration of these modalities. These functions can be studied using a range of approaches including: understanding the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs and neurotransmitters that affect neurons and related cells; characterising the electrophysiological properties of neurons and related cells (either isolated or within a larger network of cells); or examining the behaviour of the whole organism. Completion of the project aims to provide training in advanced scientific methodologies, technical skills and critical thinking skills. You will be expected to design and carry out experiments, collect and analyse data and to statistically evaluate your experimental results. The findings you obtain will be interpreted in relation to previous research done in this area and to the general field in which the work is relevant. On successful completion of the honours project you will have developed generic attributes of analytical and critical thinking, communication and laboratory research skills as well as an in-depth advanced knowledge of your chosen research topic.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Department of Medical Sciences
| Code | NEUR4105 |
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| Academic unit | Department of Medical Sciences |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Corequisites:
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NEUR4104 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Identify, collect, critically evaluate, synthesise and distil information from a range of relevant sources.
- LO2. Develop rationale/s that directly support the research question/s, aims and hypotheses
- LO3. Design robust experiments, collect and analyse their outcomes to investigate a research question
- LO4. Interpret research findings in addressing experimental aims and hypotheses
- LO5. Develop rationale/s that directly support the research question/s, aims and hypotheses
- LO6. Communicate research practice in written and oral form for a discipline appropriate audience
- LO7. Produce independent research which is an original contribution to the discipline
- LO8. Act with integrity in their research practice and professional relationships, working within established ethical and regulatory frameworks
- LO9. Establish collaborative and professional relationships with other students and staff
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