Neuroanatomy for Psychiatry
Saturday 2nd August 2008 ... places available
Institute of Child Health, London WC1
Course director: Dr Paul Johns BSc BM MSc (Specialist Registrar, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square)
- One-day course
- Clear review of brain development, anatomy and neurochemistry
- Detailed discussion of the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia and limbic system (including basal forebrain)
- Emphasises key structures and systems of relevance to psychiatric practice
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.
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 refresher of normal brain development, anatomy and neurochemistry, the topography and functional areas of the cerebral cortex are considered in detail, correlating functional anatomy with common neurological and psychiatric syndromes.
The concept of the limbic system is then considered and its key components (including the basal forebrain and substantia innominata) are discussed - 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 2nd August 2008
09.30 - 10.00 Registration and coffee
10.00 - 11.00 Brain development, anatomy and neurochemistry 11.00 - 11.20 Coffee and biscuits 11.20 - 12.30 Cerebral cortex: topography and functional anatomy
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch*
13.30 - 14.40 The limbic system and basal forebrain 14.40 - 15.00 Tea 15.00 - 16.10 Functional organisation of the basal ganglia 16.10 - 16.30 General discussion / questions - and Close
* hot fork buffet and dessert