• Introduction to human brain anatomy (3-day programme)
• Assumes minimal prior knowledge
• Emphasises functional and clinical neuroanatomy
• Includes dissecting room sessions examining real brains!

Three-day course: £290 (early bookings); £325 (late bookings)

Suitable for undergraduate / postgraduate students in medicine and biomedical sciences, neuroscience and psychology

Mean feedback score (February 2009): 4.9/5.0

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Overview

This exciting 3-day programme provides a detailed overview of human brain anatomy presented in a very clear and accessible way.

The approach is unlike traditional anatomy courses and emphasises understanding over rote learning. A combination of integrated lectures and practicals gives the student a firm grasp of the three-dimensional structure of the brain and a solid understanding of the clinical and functional relevance of its different parts. Students find this approach enjoyable and a powerful aid to long-term recall.

Provisional programme                   Download pdf version  

Lectures will be held in the Leolin Price Room at the Institute of Child Health conference centre. Practical sessions will take place in the dissecting room, Department of Anatomy, University College London.

Monday 19th July 2010

09.30 - 10.00     Registration and coffee

10.00 - 10.10     Introduction to the course                                      10.10 - 11.00     Overview of the nervous system                                11.00 - 11.20     Coffee                                                                    11.20 - 12.30     Brain development and anatomy 

12.30 - 13.30     Lunch                                                                   

13.30 - 14.30     Brain stem and cranial nerves                                  14.30 - 14.50     Tea                                                                          14.50 - 15.30     Sensory and motor pathways                               15.30 - 15.50     Coffee                                                                 15.50 - 16.30     Consolidation session     
   
  

Tuesday 20th July 2010

09.30 - 11.00     Cerebral topography & functional neuroanatomy    11.00 - 11.20     Coffee                                                                 11.20 - 12.15     Blood supply to the brain

12.30 - 13.45     Lunch                                                                  13.45 - 14.00     Short walk to dissecting room, UCL                           

14.00 - 17.00     Practical session: surface anatomy of the human brain(hands-on dissecting room 'wet practical' with live demonstration)

14.00 - 15.15     First session                                                           15.15 - 15.45     Break                                                                   15.45 - 17.00     Second session 
         
 

Wednesday 21st July 2010

09.30 - 11.00     Basal ganglia and cerebellum                                11.00 - 11.20     Coffee                                                                 11.20 - 12.15     Neuroanatomy of memory and emotion                  

12.15 - 13.45     Lunch                                                                  13.45 - 14.00     Short walk to dissecting room, UCL

14.00 - 17.00     Practical session: internal anatomy of the human brain (anatomical brain models and photographs of coronal sections)

14.00 - 15.15     First session                                                         15.15 - 15.45     Break                                                                  15.45 - 16.45     Second session

16.45 - 17.00     Informal quiz - and Close