Neurophysiology
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL
M.MED. (PART 1) – NEUROPHYSIOLOGY and CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY COURSE : 2013
Course code: MPSY8PAY
TIMETABLE
VENUE: Seminar room 1, Medical School
LECTURE TIMES: 11h30-13h00
LECTURERS: Professor ML Channa, Professor W. Daniels, Dr A Nadar, Dr M. Mabandla and staff allocated by the Dept. of Psychiatry
TEXTS: Textbook of Medical Physiology: Guyton and Hall, 10th Edition
Review of Medical Physiology: Ganong, 23rd edition
Neurotransmitters and Drugs by Kruk & Pycock, latest Edition
Others prescribed by the Dept. of Psychiatry
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DATE |
TIME |
BLOCK |
SUBJECT |
TOPIC |
PRESENTER |
MENTOR |
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29 Jan 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Overview of neuron structure and function |
Physiology |
Dr A Nadar |
|
05 Feb 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Neuron Function |
Physiology |
Dr A Nadar |
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12 Feb 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Overview skeletal and smooth muscle function |
Physiology |
Dr A Nadar |
|
19 Feb 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
synapses- neurotransmission and neuromodulation |
Physiology |
Prof ML Channa |
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26 Feb 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Synaptic regulation and plasticity |
Physiology |
Prof ML Channa |
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05 Mar 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Autonomic nervous system and central control of hoeostasis |
Physiology |
Dr A Nadar |
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12 Mar 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Neurochemistry 1 |
Physiology |
Dr M Mabandla |
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19 Mar 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Neurochemistry 2 |
Physiology |
Dr M Mabandla |
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26 Mar 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Neurochemistry 3 |
Physiology |
Dr M Mabandla |
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02 Apr 13 |
11:30 |
B |
Exam |
CMSA EXAM PART 2- NO LECTURE |
nil |
|
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09 Apr 13 |
11:30 |
E |
Exam |
CMSA EXAM PART 1 – NO LECTURE |
nil |
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16 Apr 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Neurochemistry 4 |
Physiology |
Dr M Mabandla |
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23 Apr 13 |
11:30 |
B |
Exam |
MMed Part 1 Exam |
nil |
|
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30 Apr 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Biochemical basis for common psychiatric disorders |
Dr Nehro |
Dr Chaggan |
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14 May 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Neuro- endocrinology (45 min) and neuro immunology (45 min) |
Dr Bhola and Dr Motala |
Dr E Karim |
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21 May 13 |
11:30 |
B |
Exam |
CMSA Part 2 Clinical Exam- No Lecture |
nil |
|
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04 Jun 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Antipsychotics |
Dr Zikalala |
Dr Paruk |
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11 Jun 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Anti-depressants |
Dr Sibiya |
Dr Saloojee |
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02 Jul 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Mood stabilisers/anticonvulsants and cognitive enhancers |
Dr Mota |
Dr K Jhazbhai |
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09 Jul 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Anxiolytics/Hypnotics/stimulants/antiparkinsonain agents |
Dr V Poliah |
Dr S Naidoo |
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23 Jul 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
GENETICS IN PSYCHIATRY 1 |
Dr Aldous |
|
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30 Jul 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
GENETICS 2 |
Dr Aldous |
|
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06 Aug 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
GENETICS 3- pharmaco-genetics |
Dr Aldous |
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13 Aug 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Sensory Information transduction, relay and central processing |
Physiology |
prof ML Channa |
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20 Aug 13 |
11:30 |
B |
Exam |
CMSA PART 2 EXAM- NO LECTURE |
nil |
|
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27 Aug 13 |
11:30 |
E |
Exam |
CMSA Part 1 Exam – No lecture |
nil |
|
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03 Sep 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Motor Function |
Physiology |
Prof ML Channa |
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10 Sep 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
limbic system, emotion and memory |
Physiology |
Prof ML Channa |
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17 Sep 13 |
11:30 |
A |
neurophysiology |
Higher cortical function- language, memory, attention, behaviour |
Physiology |
prof ML Channa |
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01 Oct 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
The sleep wake cycle |
Physiology |
prof ML Channa |
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08 Oct 13 |
11:30 |
A |
Neurophysiology |
Pain and Pain modulation |
Physiology |
prof ML Channa |
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22 Oct 13 |
11:30 |
B |
Exam |
CMSA- Part 2 Clinical exam- No lecture |
nil |
|
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05 Nov 13 |
11:30 |
E |
Exam |
Mmed Part 1 Exam |
nil |
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