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The Science of Brain Disorders
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The Science of Brain Disorders

How modern science is unlocking the keys to understanding brain dysfunction
Created byJohn Young
Last updated 1/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • Current scientific thinking that explains the causes of brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, anorexia nervosa, and others

Course content

4 sections • 4 lectures • 43m total length

  • Lecture 1: Brain dysfunction in Parkinson's disease11:01

    Students will be able to describe the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.  Also, death of dopamine-containing neurons of the substantia nigra of the midbrain will be identified as a cause of the disease.  The students will be able to describe the roles of specific proteins (PINK1, PARKIN) in the inherited forms of Parkinson's disease.

Requirements

  • Yes--my Udemy course called Cells and Tissues of the Body by John Young

Description

This course offers the latest information on the symptoms and causes of brain disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Anorexia Nervosa, Sleep Apnea, and others.  The specific types of neurons that are affected, and the molecules that cause their death, are described in an effort to portray the search for cures for these disorders

Who this course is for:

  • High school students or older

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