General
This course is a more advanced structural and functional neuroanatomy course reviewing the 'limbic brain', focusing on the anatomy of cognition, behaviour, memory and emotion. The course aims to present the limbic brain in a very clear, logical and memorable style. It is a 2-day programma derived from the popular course 'Neuroanatomy for Psychiatry' to include additional material suitable for a wider audience within the clinical neurology, psychiatry and imaging neurosciences.
During the course the functional anatomy of the limbic lobe, hippocampus, amygdala, prefrontal cortex and 'limbic' loops of the basal ganglia will be reviewed. In addition, the course demystifies the basal forebrain, substantia innominata, 'extended amygdala', olfactory pathways and diffuse neurochemical pathways. This courses emphasises core limbic brain structures of central importance in clinical neurology, psychiatry and the imaging neurosciences.
Course program:
| Saturday | |
|---|---|
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Registration |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Introduction and historical overview (origin and criticism of the visceral brain and 'limbic system' concept) |
| 10:20 - 11:00 | The limbic lobe and cingulate region (mood, emotion, motivation and the anatomy of voluntary action) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Hippocampus, entorhinal cortex and fornix (episodic memory, spatial navigation, medial temporal lobe amnesia) |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Prefrontal region and orbitomedial profrontal cortex (intelligence, personality, goal-directed behaviour, frontal syndromes) |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | break |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Amygdala: anatomy, connections and function (emotional expression, fear, implicit learning and anxiety disorders) |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Questions / comments |
| Sunday | |
|---|---|
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Insula and paralimbic cortex (visceral, somatic, cognitive and language functions of the insula) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Septal area and diffuse neuroschemical systems (reticular formation, chemical neuroanatomy and neurotropic agents) |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Olfactory areas, basal forebrain and extended amygdala (the 'substantia innominata' and primary olfactory areas demystified) |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Break |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Ventral striatum and non-motor basal ganglia loops (the anatomical interface between cognition, emotion and behaviour) |
| 16:00 - 16;15 | Concluding remarks and closing |
Soon, a full online version of this course will be made available as well. Click here for more information
Date and Location
Costs and registration
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This course costs £395