Neuroanatomy for Psychiatry
Summer 2010 course ...dates to be confirmed
Institute of Child Health, London WC1
Course director: Dr Paul Johns, BSc BM MSc FRCPath (Specialist Registrar, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square)
- One-day advanced functional neuroanatomy course
- Focuses on the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia and limbic system
- Includes the basal forebrain, substantia innominata and diffuse neurochemical systems
- Emphasises key structures and systems of relevance to clinical psychiatric practice
Mean feedback score (July 2009): 4.8/5.0
Course fee: £150 (includes two-course lunch and refreshments)
Suitable for psychiatry trainees of all grades and related health-care professionals - and also for neuroscientists and psychologists with an interest in the neuroanatomy of emotion, cognition and memory.
This programme would also be an excellent refresher course for consultant psychiatrists and other senior mental health care workers.
This course has been reviewed by Dr Afsaneh Tajer (Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, National Centre for Brain Injury Rehabilitation) in the newsletter of the British Neuropsychiatry Association (BNPA).
Overview
This special one-day programme provides a clear and focused review of functional neuroanatomy with particular emphasis on key structures and systems of relevance to psychiatric practice.
Following a detailed account of the topograpy and functional areas of the cerebral cortex (correlating functional anatomy with common neurological and psychiatric syndromes) the concept of the 'limbic system' is considered, with emphasis on the limbic lobe, septal area, amygdala and hippocampal formation.
In the afternoon session, the key components of the basal forebrain, substantia innominata and diffuse neurochemical systems are examined, before moving on to look at the functional organisation of the basal ganglia and their relevance to neuropsychiatric disease - including the parallel cognitive, motor and affective loops that form the interface between thought, emotion and action.
Provisional course programme 
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Lectures will be held in the Leolin Price room at the Institute of Child Health conference centre. The course fee includes refreshments throughout the day and a two-course lunch.
Saturday 13th February 2010
09.30 - 10.00 Registration and coffee
10.00 - 10.10 Introduction and overview 10.10 - 11.20 Cerebral cortex: topography & functional anatomy 11.20 - 11.40 Coffee and biscuits 11.40 - 13.00 The limbic system
13.00 - 13.45 Lunch*
13.45 - 15.00 Basal forebrain & diffuse neurochemical systems 15.00 - 15.20 Tea 15.20 - 16.30 Functional organisation of the basal ganglia
16.30 - 17.00 General discussion / questions - and Close
* hot fork buffet and dessert