Imparts an advanced understanding of physiology, focusing on the link between nutrition and function of the mammalian organism. This is fostered by discussing all subjects from a viewpoint of health and disease. A major topic of the lectures is the link between nutrition and brain function, including mental health and neurodegenerative disorders.

The course will use neurochemical and anatomical methods to evaluate the consequences of the behavioural animal models which were developed in vivo.This course takes place after Modelling Behavioural Dysfunction (4 - 15 February 2008) in vivo on February 18, 2008.Prerequisite: Modelling Behavioural Dysfunction in vivo.

What neurons make us eat or drink? The course offers a multidisciplinary perspective on how the brain generates appetite and consumption, including approaches from biology and psychology, and modern experimental paradigms such as optogenetics. It will focus on analysis of recent primary research papers illustrating a selection of fundamental discoveries in this field in the past few years.

Imparts basic understanding of physiology, focusing on physiological systems of direct relevance to nutrition topics,such as taste and appetite (neurophysiology), food digestion (gastrointestinal physiology), and related general topic (neural and endocrine communication in the body).

Imparts a basic understanding of physiology in mammals, focusing on the fundamental general principles of organ operation in health and disease. This is fostered by discussing all subjects from a functional point of view. A major topic of the lecture is food intake and digestion with its correlated neural and endocrine processes.

Imparts an advanced understanding of physiology, focusing on the link between nutrition and function of the mammalian organism. This is fostered by discussing all subjects from a viewpoint of health and disease. A major topic of the lectures is the link between nutrition and brain function, including mental health and neurodegenerative disorders.

Introduction to experimental methods in neuroscience with examples from neuronal information processing, genexpression and genregulation in neural systems,and the neuro psycho pharmacology of behavior.