Ageing and The Brain: The Impact of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Discover the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatments of common brain disorders and get to know the neurobiology of the brain with this online neuroscience course.
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5 weeks
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5 hours
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Explore the challenges of treating and preventing neurodegenerative diseases
There is a distinct difference between normal brain ageing and a brain affected by a neurodegenerative disease. This course will show you how patients diagnosed with brain and neurological disorders are affected and consider the impact of neurodegenerative disorders on our society.
Discover the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatments of common brain disorders
Led by experts in neuroscience at the Complutense University of Madrid, you’ll explore the several specific neuropathological events that occur due to different brain disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis.
You’ll consider the available treatments currently available for these diseases and learn about new lines of research that are ongoing to combat neurodegenerative disorders.
Develop your understanding of brain health
As well as exploring the pathology of common brain disorders, you’ll also develop your knowledge of how normal ageing impacts the brain as you learn what cognitive reserve is and how lifestyle influences brain health.
What topics will you cover?
- Basic concepts about aging and diseases, collecting information about neurodegenerative disorders and their impact on our society.
- Normal aging, and its impact on the brain compared with a pathological disorder.
- Organization of the nervous system, focusing on the main structures, types of cells and the way to transmit information.
- Alzheimer´s disease, the most common neurodegenerative disorder. Knowing your symptoms as dementia and the possible treatments available.
- Parkinson´s disease, a movement disorder with a plethora of disabling symptoms caused by selective neuronal death. Other examples of neurodegenerative disorders.
- Multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, in which the spinal cord is the area affected.
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