Presentation
The interuniversity Master’s degree in Neuroscience is given in the universities of Vigo, Santiago de Compostela and A Coruña. The objective of the Master’s degree is the education of researchers who collaborate in the future to the resolution of a great number of diseases related to the nervous system. It is an interdisciplinary Master’s degree that has a basic and clinic speciality. The first one is directed to the comprehension of the nervous system operation. The second one is directed to the research of system pathologies such as Parkinson and Alzheimer among others.
Main Objective
The master's degree in neuroscience aims to offer a program aimed at the advanced training of researchers in the field of neuroscience, which is able to respond to the challenges posed by the European Higher Education Area in the field of postgraduate. It provides the theoretical and experimental basis necessary for the realization of the Doctoral Thesis in the field of Neuroscience
Competencies
Generic skills
1. Know the fundamentals of neuroscience and subjects of the same object of interest.
2. Know and know how to use the experimental techniques of the neuroscience fields of interest.
3. They possess a degree of specialization, which means the knowledge of specific problems, theories and techniques, in at least one field of neuroscience.
4. Know how to read and obtain relevant information from scientific publications.
5. Know how to apply acquired knowledge and problem-solving skills in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to neuroscience.
6. Be able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments from information that, incomplete or limited, includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
7. Have competence in the oral and written presentation of scientific results to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous manner.
8. Know how to work in multidisciplinary groups.
9. Have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.
Specific Skills: Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
- Identify and explain the cellular and functional organization of the main structures of the central and peripheral nervous system.
- Describe the developmental process of the nervous system.
- Explain the adaptive changes of the nervous system within an evolutionary framework.
- Explain the functioning of neurons from the molecular to the cellular level.
- Describe the relationship between ion channels and neuronal behavior.
- Explain the mechanisms of interaction of drugs and toxins with the nervous system.
- Explain the principles of neuroendocrine integration as a basis for behavioral control.
- Design and conduct experiments using the most common electrophysiological, anatomical, and molecular biology techniques applied to the study of the nervous system.
Specific Skills: Cognitive Neuroscience (CN)
- Understand the biological bases of cognition and emotions, with special emphasis on attention, learning, memory, and executive control, taking into account age-related changes.
- Know the main methods used in current cognitive neuroscience, with particular emphasis on psychophysiological, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging techniques.
- Become familiar with possible applications of cognitive neuroscience for studying both normal processes and certain pathologies.
- Integrate conceptual and methodological foundations of psychiatry into basic and clinical research on psychiatric disorders and addictive behaviors.
- Acquire specific competence in the use of evoked potential techniques for studying mental processes.