NHB (HUMAN NEURO)
Neurobiology & Human Behaviour
In Michaelmas, you will look at how neurones work and then explore the sensory systems (vision, proprioception, somatic sensation, auditory, olfactory, taste). An understanding of the principles behind these systems is the core aim of this course.
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In Lent, lectures are based on the motor system before moving into topics like motivation and arousal. Then, you will study psychology - how we understand memory, language, emotion etc with regard to the role of the brain.
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There are various neurophysiology practicals throughout the year. These are on the visual, auditory, somatosensory, motor, and vestibular systems. There are also various neuroanatomy practicals, looking at the brain and spinal cord slices and relating structures seen to function learnt in lectures.
What resources should I use?
The SSMVS drive has past papers and answers as well as lecture notes and diagrams to help with NHB. It can be helpful to make some Anki sets for neuroanatomy as this is very content driven.
As well as this you will have neuroanatomy and core NHB supervisions for which your supervisors should provide you with powerpoints to aid your revision.
How is it examined?
NHB makes up the largest proportion of your total grade being worth 30% (BOD and MODA are joint second, worth 22% each).
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There are 3 exams for NHB - a practical paper, an MCQ paper and an essay paper.
The practical component however is split into neurophysiology and neuroanatomy, which are examined separately in 2 smaller papers.
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The essay paper for this subject is your longest exam being 3 essays in 3 hours again, worth 50% towards NHB tripos. The MCQ paper contributes 25% to tripos and 70% to 2nd MB (with the remaining 30% from the
practical paper).
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** PLEASE NOTE ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS CORRECT AS OF JUNE 2023 BUT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE **
** SEE THE NHB MOODLE PAGE FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION **