Neurobiology of Dementia 1

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon completion of this subject , the student should be able to:

  1. Describe the normal structure and function of the nervous system.
  2. Describe the pathological and clinical features of Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal dementia, Lewy body dementia and Vascular dementia.
  3. Evaluate how modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors affect the neurobiology of dementia.
  4. Evaluate the efficacy of and evidence base for common pharmacological approaches to dementia.
  5. Critically analyse neurobiology literature in the context of dementia.

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• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• TAS-DMC-GCE-2026 - Graduate Certificate in Dementia

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching arrangement: Online learning - approximately 10 hours per week

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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