Human Neuroanatomy
03 - 07 June, 2024
Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Human Neuroanatomy and its clinical application
The research school Mental Health and Neuroscience and EURON offer a PhD course entitled: "Human neuroanatomy and its clinical application“. The course is intended for PhD students in the field of neurosciences, neuropathology, psychology and psychiatry. The course will introduce the human neuroanatomy by lectures, seminars and dissection of a human brain under supervision. Imaging techniques like MRI and PET will be introduced including site visits to the state of the art facilities. The application of these techniques to clinical diagnostics will be presented. The anatomical changes in selected diseases will be shown with hands on light microscopy under supervision. The correlation of human anatomy in health and disease to animal models will be discussed. In addition, the course includes an interactive seminar. Fort this, the participants can choose a topic on functional neuroanatomy according to their interests.
The course yields 2 ECTS points.