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Neuroscience and behaviour The Open University

Department name
Department of Life Sciences
Qualification, duration, mode
PhD 36FT 72PT variableDL*MPhil 15FT 24PT variableDL
Months of entry
October
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:1 (or equivalent) or an appropriate first degree and postgraduate qualification
Course description
Our research focuses on the fundamentals of neurobiology and how they relate to behaviour. Key themes of our research are: neuronal structure and development; neuropathology and glial cell biology; neurophysiological and functional imaging measurements of the human brain; biochemical, electrophysiological and behavioural aspects of learning, memory and attention; and genetic, biological and cognitive underpinnings of disorders across the lifespan, including autism, dementia, Huntington?s disease, and ADHD. Potential research projects An online study of repetitive activities and circumscribed interests in autism Current / recent research projects Investigating Sensory and Motor Deficits in ADHD Neurofeedback for the Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Cognitive deficits in Huntingdon disease Exploring the Broader Autism Phenotype in Simplex Versus Multiplex Autism Families
Funding
Please see The Open University website http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/ for more information.
New students enrolled annually
unknown
Total enrolled students
unknown
Contact name
Astrid Peterkin
Contact email
science-phd-enquiries@open.ac.uk
Contact phone
+44 (0)1908 659845
Contact web
http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/topic/neuroscience_and_behaviour.htm

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