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Brain Sciences: From Molecules to Mind MRes
Excellent MRes/MSc students will be considered for an annual PhD scholarship award (one per annum). International students will be considered but would be required to contribute the Home/EU-International fee differential or apply to the School/Institute for this support.
Discovering how the brain functions normally and how it is affected by disease and injury presents major challenges for biological and medical research in the 21st century. This innovative new Masters programme in Brain Sciences: From Molecules to Mind provides opportunities for combining research training in brain imaging, psychology and neuroscience. If you are an international student intending to do a PhD in the UK, the programme serves as an excellent introduction to UK research approaches.
- If you can think beyond discipline boundaries and are keen to gain an understanding of advanced methodological approaches to understanding brain function in health and disease, during development and aging: this programme is designed for you.
- You will be trained across a broad range of research skills for brain sciences, with an emphasis on advanced methods and research knowledge in key areas of molecular, cellular, systems and cognitive neuroscience.
- You will benefit from access to our wide range of state-of-the-art equipment for human study (3 Tesla fMRI system, MEG, TMS, EEG and eye movement labs) and experimental systems (cell culture, real time cell imaging, confocal microscopy, electrophysiology, 7 Tesla MRI, behavioural assessment).
Programme overview
- MRes: 12 months full-time
You will attend lectures, seminars, tutorials and undertake project work.
Core courses
- Molecules to mind: introducing you to neuroanatomy, neuronal signalling, and the brain imaging techniques of fMRI, MEG, EEG, and TMS, with emphasis on the use of brain imaging to explore problems in the areas of attention, vision, cognition, and language; and exploring novel techniques to analyse the complex brain signals measured by the techniques.
- Statistics: providing a detailed understanding of the use of descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and linear regression in brain science research, with a particular emphasis on robust methods.
Optional courses
You will select two courses from a wide range of advanced courses covering topics in neuroscience and psychology including: advanced neuroanatomy, brain development, neuropsychology, brain diseases, neurotransmitters and drugs, neuronal circuits and memory, vision, attention, working memory, brain oscillations, aging, plasticity, fMRI.
You will also have the opportunity to learn the Matlab programming language, a powerful tool for data analyses.
Research projects
This gives you the experience of performing two cutting-edge research projects in brain science laboratories of international standing, including writing up the results appropriately for peer-reviewed publication, and giving an oral presentation of your results.
Career prospects
Upon graduating, you will be equipped for further research or employment in brain sciences; the breadth of the programme will help inform your choice of field.
Further information: Dr Deborah Dewar or Dr Guillaume Rousselet
email: deborah.dewar@glasgow.ac.uk or guillaume.rousselet@glasgow.ac.uk
At least a 2.1 Honours degree in neuroscience, physiology, psychology or acceptable equivalent(s).
English language
If your first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level. See English Language Requirements.
Further information regarding entry requirements: student.recruitment@glasgow.ac.uk
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