 | Study programme 2019-2020 | Français | |
| Brain & Immunity | |||
Learning Activity |
| Code | Lecturer(s) | Associate Lecturer(s) | Subsitute Lecturer(s) et other(s) | Establishment |
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| M-DOYM-117 |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term |
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| Anglais | Anglais | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q1 |
| Description of the modifications to the Q3 2019-2020 online assessment procedures (Covid-19) |
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| No exam at Q3. All students already validated this course during the year |
Content of Learning Activity
Presentation of Nervous (NS) & Immune (IS) systems: Reminder on structure, function and physiology. Special note to the peripheral nervous structures: enteric and sympathetic systems
Anatomical and molecular interactions between Nervous & Immune systems: Vagus nerve, Circumventricular organs, Lymphatic & Glymphatic systems, Immune privilege in question
Physiological reaction of the Nervous system to the Immune system activation: How the Nervous system is informed of an Immune activation, Involvement of the Nervous system to the activity of the Immune system: Sickness behavior and disease state: behavior, motivation, fever, hunger modulation, pain, fatigue, sleep...
Resident and migrating immune cells in NS, Blood-Brain Barrier properties, Immune capabilities of glial cells, Neuroinflammation, Tissular reparation in NS
Modulation of synaptic activity by immune factors, Involvement of IS in CNS development
Pathologies: Chronic and neuropathic pains, Neuroimmune pathologies (multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barré syndrom, narcolepsy), autoimmune channelopathies. Hypothesis on depression, schizophrenia & neurodegeneration
Required Learning Resources/Tools
Not applicable
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
Not applicable
Other Recommended Reading
Not applicable
Mode of delivery
- Face to face
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
- Cours magistraux
Evaluations
The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)