Cognitive Neuroscience|Experimental Psychology|Speech and Language Sciences|Subjects Allied to Medicine

SPEECH PERCEPTION PRODUCTION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING TMS MRI TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION

The module aims:


	To give an understanding of issues and challenges in studying speech processing using current methods for brain stimulation;
	To inform...

The module aims:

To give an understanding of issues and challenges in studying speech processing using current methods for brain stimulation;
	To inform about the use of brain stimulation in theory development in cognitive neuroscience;
	To give an appreciation of the effectiveness of current brain stimulation methods in clinical applications.
Topics include:

Introduction to various techniques of brain stimulation, e.g., transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and electrocorticography (eCoG),
	Experimental study design using these techniques,
	Application of these techniques in clinical studies (e.g., aphasia, stuttering),
	How use of these techniques can inform current neuroscience models of action processing.
At the end of the module you will be able to understand:

the main challenges in using brain stimulations methods in cognitive science;
	the methods and techniques necessary for research in these areas;
	how results from brain stimulation contribute to our understanding of how the brain processes actions in healthy people and people with neurological disorders.
Balance of learning activities:

students are expected to do 10 additional hours of independent self-study for background reading.
Undergraduate enquiries to d.newton@ucl.ac.uk
Postgraduate enquiries to pals.langsci@ucl.ac.uk

This module will cover the theory of common disease processes within three of the four priority high throughput sub-specialties within ophthalmology: Cataract,...

This module will cover the theory of common disease processes within three of the four priority high throughput sub-specialties within ophthalmology: Cataract, Glaucoma and Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The module will also consist of baseline clinical skills to allow the student to carry out basic assessment of patients using a slit lamp or direct ophthalmoscope. This module will provide an overview of several key areas within ophthalmology and some of the key disease processes. As such, this module will be particularly useful for preparing for future extended role practice and ophthalmic common clinical competency framework (OCCCF) qualification.

The module will cover:

External/adnexal
 Cataracts
 Glaucoma
 Medical retina
 Genetics
 Clinical skills