1. Describe cell types present in the nervous system.

2. Define cell, biological and electrical propeties of neurons.

3. Describe how neurotransmission takes places at synapses.

4. Describe mechanisms controlling motor and regulatory systems.

5. Describe memory, learning and synaptic plasticity processes.

6. Understand the known molecular neurobiology of neurodegenerative, psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders.

7. Describe key research models in neuroscience, including behavioral analyses, animal models and genetic and molecular tecniques.

8. Understand the recent advances in stem cell based methodologies in the context of neurobiology and neurodegenerative disease research.