The main objective is to provide solid and updated training in a number of specialties including cognitive neuroscience. This module will indeed help to know the anatomical and functional bases and fundamental mechanisms of emotions and cognitive functions in relation to the behavior, and to understand the nature of interactions between emotion, cognition and behavior.

The objective of this course is to know the cell cultures, ability to apply plasmid construction technology, of transfection and protractors genes, know the main morphological cellular imaging, know the biochemical approaches, to know the databases and their importance in biotechnology and neurobiology, to understand the methods used in structure prediction and understanding the methods used in the analysis of sequences.

The educational objectives are to clarify the mechanisms that steer the transmission and integration of messages in the nervous system. The mechanisms of synaptic transmission and its modulation, the role of interactions between neurons and glial cells and the functioning of neural networks (genesis and control of rhythmic electrical activity) will mainly be approached in this course.

The purpose of this course is to make the students acquire the necessary concepts of neuroscience and biotechnology, to understand the basic principles of current drug design and to be informed about the different stages of drug development (identification of the therapeutic target , identification of possible HITS, optimization of lead compounds), preclinical testing, clinical stages and by administrative (registration, pharmacovigilance).

The management and use of animals, plants or micro­ organisms raises issues of philosophy, ethics, environmental sustainability and the biosphere. Thus it becomes necessary to take into account operating conditions of biological material and compliance with ethical rules. The objective is to provide an overview on the principles of development, bioethics, economic rules and studying drug development: Ethical and legal bases that should govern research in neuroscience. Understand the reasoning mechanisms and choices in situations that challenge the ethics in this field, principles and economic laws that run the research. Understand the implications of these principles and the practical steps that should be installed to ensure quality, profitability and sustainability. Describe the different stages of clinical research. The various research oversight bodies. Understand the major stages of pharmaceuticals development.

This course aims to give students a clear view of pathophysiological mechanisms that lead to disease through the development of animal models. These bases will enable the student to understand the origin and molecular cellular dysfunctions of neural networks that can result in neurological or psychiatric disorders.

The objective of this course is to give the student a vision that is both comprehensive and detailed of functional neuroanatomy, to know: The basic principles of the organization of the nervous system and the main function of each part, The main neural pathways involved the main functions of neural processing, The sensory input and behavioral responses, The basic methods of functional neuroanatomy, Understand How the information is generated in each system and subsystem, How different modalities of information are superimposed along the neural pathways, How neural processing in a nucleus or a structure can induce behavioral changes and how an injury can induce a variety of symptoms.

The objective of the "Genomics and Proteomics" is to introduce students to the intellectual approach of genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics, explaining the different techniques used in these areas. These concepts will be illustrated with examples in the field of basic and clinical neurosciences.

The main objective of this course is to enhance skills in basic modern languages (French and English) and adapt them to communication and scientific language. It is also to improve integration in the professional world on one hand and validate mastery of a language on the other.

The objective of this course is to introduce and implement the various methodological approaches used in research in neurosciences. The various practical sessions, organized in workshops (4h) are associated with a session of tutorials (1 hour) to present the problems, or analyze experimental results. Practical sessions were chosen in order to implement the latest technologies used in research in Neurobiology (pharmacology, imaging, cellular and molecular biology, behavioral analysis ...). In addition, this course includes concepts of Biostatistics which aims to provide students with knowledge bases in biological data analysis, including the ability to determine methods adapted to current situations. A high levelled knowledge of statistical methods is essential for proper planning of numerous scientific investigations. Students also learn how to use specialized software using concrete examples.

The objective of "Neuropharmacology" is to give students the basics of neuropharmacology covering the molecular, cellular and integrated neurotransmission, for the study of psychotropic pharmaceuticals and their modes of action. This will allow to understand the specifics of each of these neurotransmitters including questioning their functional organization in the brain, their involvement in cellular and behavioral responses and pharmacological interactions between these systems. This course is an important prerequisite for the development central nervous system pharmaceuticals.

The course aims to promote students reflection on current problems and teach them how to analyze and solve ethical problems that are such as: cloning, abortion, sperm donation, confidentiality and privacy, informed consent, body dignity and integrity, aggressive treatment, euthanasia and genetic therapies.

Acquire and deepen knowledge relevant in biotechnology research oriented perspective in highly advanced therapeutic and diagnosis techniques.

Students in this course can acquire relevant knowledge and deepen the perspective of fundamental and clinical research in neuromorphology and functional imaging of the brain. The skills acquired by students at the end of this course are: the ability to recognize the main anatomical structures of the brain in 2D and 3D MRI in humans and primates in vivo and post mortem; Ability to analyze and identify the cerebral cortex primary furrows, secondary and tertiary main grooves, and recognize the major interindividual variations. Ability to identify key eloquent areas of the brain on MRI volumetric representations and f­MRI. Ability to perform a tractographic analysis and recognition of the main projection pathways and associations, such as the corners on imaging workstation.

The purpose of this course is to acquire and deepen knowledge relevant in a clinical research perspective pathophysiology of diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system.

The basis of computational neuroscience from ionic channels to networks from both theoretical and practical perspective.

Neuronal pathways : cortex, subcortical pathways, spinal cord, effectors

Focus on 2 main examples: Somatosensory and visual perception (transduction, coding, elaboration of the sensation, representation, integration).

The aim of integrative physiology is to understand the mechanisms underlying the various physiological functions at every level of integration at which they appear: from the cell to the organism as a whole. The nervous system has a major place because it coordinates the activity of the different organs. After the first section of this course, I hope that you are convinced also that many events in a body are rhythmic, and that any individuals or species are defined by their temporal organization as much as their anatomy. It is why this course of "Integrative physiology" is a "focus on biological rhythms".

Student must complete a 6 credits research project applied to his major. They are expected to realize a research work in the laboratory, submit a written report and do an oral presentation.