Every course in the M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs in Neuroscience (International Program). Select a course to read its description.
Students register for the prerequisite course MBNS 601 before the first semester of the first year. It does not count toward the degree and is graded as audit (AU).
Introduction to the course: from central dogma to specialization of neurons and glial; diverse cellular organization and functions of CNS cells; subcellular organelles and their functions in the nervous system; DNA, gene expression regulation, and epigenetic mechanisms; protein homeostasis and local translation in neurons; neuronal metabolism and brain bioenergetics; membrane transport function and electrical signaling; neural communication: intra-and intercellular signaling transduction; neuronal cell fate, survival, and death; special lecture: applications of cell and molecular biology in neuroscience
Current theories and laboratory practice on the human nervous system; the relationship between the nervous system and behaviors; the ultrastructure of cells in the nervous tissue; cellular functions of neurons and glial cells; electrophysiology of the neuron; supporting structures of the central nervous system; the internal organization of the spinal cord, brainstem, cerebellum and forebrain; the motor system and the control of movement; the sensory system and special sensory organs; brain and the control of homeostasis; emotion and motivation; memory and learning; higher cognitive functions of the cerebrum, language and the executive function; the evolution of the nervous system
Drug actions on the nervous system comprising areas of the investigation of critical importance to science and medicine; the mechanisms by which drugs alter brain functions; medications used to treat a wide range of neurological and psychiatric disorders as well as drugs of abuse
The principles and methods used in the research process in neuroscience; fundamental skills required to assess the data generation and collecting; research ethics; research strategy and design; research practice; writing up research proposals; data analyses and interpretation; and presentations of the research results
Principles of the chemical transmission; the second messenger; the signaling transduction; neurotransmitters; neurotransmitter receptors; advances in the neurochemistry research and the molecu-lar modeling for neuroscience
Rotation training in different neuroscience’s laboratories; experimental design; performing experiments with research ethics awareness; analyzing and interpreting the experimental data; presenta-tions of the results via a short seminar; research report
How artificial intelligence disrupts technology transformation; artificial intelligence mechanisms: machine learning foundations; data and platform foundations for ai systems; from benchmarks to reality: AI in re-al-world usage; neuroAI: the emergence of frontier neurotechnology.
Mechanism of neurological diseases; inflammation; neural and glia response to the injury; the pathological investigation; brain edema and hydrocephalus; neurogenetic diseases; aging and neurodegenerative diseases; autoimmune diseases of the control nervous the system; the cerebrovascular disease; the brain tumor; the CNS infection; the congenital control nervous the system malformation; brain and spinal cord injuries; metabolic diseases of the nervous system; neurocutaneous syndromes
Course orientation; special seminar; initial planning and topic selection; literature search and review; content development and refining ideas; rehearsals and refining delivery; student’s presentation
Interpretations; critical reviews and discussions of recent special articles, reviewing articles or research articles related to the current knowledge and technology in neuroscience
Current concepts concerning the cellular and molecular mechanisms of the brain development; the neural induction and neurulation; the neural patterning; the neurogenesis; the neural determination and differentiation; the neural migration and cortical lamination; the axonal growth and guidance; the synapse formation and refinement; the programmed cell death; roles of neurotrophic factors in brain development; the development of interneurons; the development of glial cells; regeneration and repair; the neural correlate of the behavioral development; and factors affecting the brain development
The theoretical and experimental studies of the relationships between the nervous system and the endocrine glands; neural controls of endocrine functions; endocrine and hormonal influences on the development and function of the nervous system and their behavioral correlates to the organs
Practice animal research techniques in neuroscience, ethical conduct following animal ethic rules, comprehensive knowledge in animal research techniques to solve scientific research questions.
Practical sessions of the paraffin method, cryosectioning and immunohistochemical techniques; the analyses and discussions of results
Students may also take other courses in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience, or in other international graduate programs at Mahidol University, with prior approval from the curriculum committee or the academic advisor.
Identifying research proposals; conducting research with a concern of research ethics; data collections; analyses; interpretation of the results and reporting the results in terms of theses; presenting and publishing research in standard journals or conference proceedings
Introduction to integrated neuroscience; integration of molecular, cellular, systems, and behavioral neuroscience; neural mechanisms of sensation and perception; motor control and sensorimotor integration; sleep–wake regulation and circadian systems; reward, motivation, and neuropsychiatric circuits; neuroendocrine and autonomic integration; emotion, learning, and memory networks; peripheral and central nervous system interactions; higher cognitive functions; brain–body interactions including neuro–cardio–vascular and neuroimmune systems; translational and interdisciplinary perspectives in neuroscience research
An association among the brain, the mind, and the behaviors; neurobiology of cognition; genetic and molecular aspects of cognitive functions; animal models for behavioral studies; an assessment of animal behaviors; psychopathology; human memory system; clinical assessment of memory; neural basis of executive functions; sleep and dreaming; social behaviors and social cognition; multiple intelligence; cognitive rehabilitation
From central dogma to specialization of neurons and glial; diverse cellular organization and functions of CNS cells; subcellular organelles and their functions in the nervous system; DNA, gene expression regulation, and epigenetic mechanisms; protein homeostasis and local translation in neurons; neuronal metabolism and brain bioenergetics; membrane transport function and electrical signaling; neural communication: intra-and intercellular signaling transduction; neuronal cell fate, survival, and death; special lecture: applications of cell and molecular biology in neuroscience; understanding neurodegenerative diseases from the OMICs Perspective; advances in cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) for structure-based drug discovery; high-resolution imaging techniques in cellular and molecular neuroscience research; advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs); epigenetics and brain plasticity; emerging topics in cellular and molecular neuroscience
Neural coding and research topics in neural computation; brain-computer interface; data acquisition and preprocessing of EEG; spectral analysis I: basic techniques; spectral analysis II: advanced techniques; quantitative EEG (QEEG) analysis; advanced EEG analysis; statistical analysis in neuroinformatics; experiment design for neural computation I: experimental paradigms; experiment design for neural computation II: data collection and experimental control
Searching and gathering advanced knowledge in neuroscience in the field of interest; integrating interdisciplinary neuroscience knowledge to formulate research questions, practicing scientific presentation skills; ethics in research citation
Foundational concepts in neuroscience research, various advanced research designs (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods), advanced data collection, analysis, and writing/dissemination, alongside research ethics and software. Key topics include formulating research problems, conducting literature reviews, developing theoretical frameworks, implementing complex data collection techniques, performing statistical analysis, and writing and presenting research findings. Foundational concepts in neuroscience research, various advanced research designs (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods), advanced data collection, analysis, and writing/dissemination, alongside research ethics and software. Key topics include formulating research problems, conducting literature reviews, developing theoretical frameworks, implementing complex data collection techniques, performing statistical analysis, and writing and presenting research findings.
Integrate knowledge from a variety of neuroscience disciplines to develop a future research question; practice scientific presentation skills; ethics in research citation
The in-depth knowledge of the research design and methods used in the cellular and molecular neuroscience research; the experimental design, data analyses and interpretations; presentations of the research results; techniques to analyze the anatomical and chemical changes of the cells, proteins, or genes in the nervous system
Principles and methods used in the cognitive neuroscience; electroencephalography; event-related potential; the quantitative analysis of electroencephalography; analysis of event-related potential waveforms; cognitive assessment; functional near-infrared spectroscopy; nuclear medicine imaging; sleep tests; transcranial magnetic stimulation; transcranial direct current stimulation; computational methods for behavioral analysis; machine learning; research ethics in humans
Classification of neurological and psychiatric diseases; symptomatology of neurological diseases; headache and the migraine headache; common neurological diseases in children and adults; brain developmental disorders; common psychiatric diseases; schizophrenia; mood disorders; the neurological examination; electroencephalography; psychiatric interviews and the mental status examination; neuropsychological tests; consciousness and its disorder; the sleep medicine
An independent study on selected topics of the contemporary neuroscience research, related to neurological and mental health problems; effects of the brain and behaviors in children; aging of the brain and the neuro-degeneration such as Alzheimer’s disease; substance abuses; the stress and stress management; new inno-vative technologies in the neuroscience research; developing concept papers and giving presentations to the class
Advanced knowledge and cutting-edge tools for neuroscience research; tracking advancements and shifting trends knowledge in neuroscience; the novel research ideas from discussion and presentation by acknowledging proper resources and using accurate citation
Neurological disease-relevant drug targets; neuropsychological disease-relevant drug targets; basic databases for drug development: primary and secondary databases; the fundamentals of drug discovery and development; basic tools for drug development: sequence homology and conservation analysis; biomarker identification in neurological and neuropsychological diseases; protein-protein interaction analysis for omics data; the concepts and strategies of target identification and validation in drug development; biomarker identification from biological databases; bioinformatic tools for drug developments; computer-aided drug design: protein modeling; the principles of target-based screening in computer-aided drug design; computer-aided drug design: protein-ligand interaction, structural visualization and analysis (Pymol); computer-aided drug design: protein-ligand interaction; molecular docking; virtual screening and molecular dynamic simulation; lead identification and optimization; computer-aided drug design: lead optimization; various classes of therapeutic agents; ethical and legal issues of drug development; drug discovery via cytological profiling platform; introduction to AI-driven drug discovery and development; computer-aided drug design: targeted design for neurological diseases
Practice animal research techniques in neuroscience, ethical conduct following animal ethic rules, comprehensive knowledge in animal research techniques to solve scientific research questions.
Practical sessions of the paraffin method, cryosectioning and immunohistochemical techniques; the analyses and discussions of results
Foundations of artificial intelligence in neuroscience; data preprocessing and data preparation; feature extraction and feature engineering; supervised learning for neural data; model evaluation and validation; model interpretation and explainable AI; unsupervised learning for brain signals; practical applications of AI in brain-computer interfaces (BCI); challenges and limitations of artificial intelligence in neuroscience; capstone project: applying AI to neural data.
Introduction to biosensors in neuroscience; biorecognition Elements and basics of detection methods; biomarkers for brain disorders and techniques for searching biomarkers; nanomaterials for biosensor development; surface functionalization in biosensors; electrochemical-based sensors for neurodegenerative disorders; biopotentials: Ionic currents in a single cell; and action potentials; wearable biosensor for autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity; EEG wearable brain biosensor; immunosensors and nucleic acid sensors; nanocomposite preparation; neurotransmitters measurement; interference study; reproducibility; method validation; nanocomposite preparation; nanocomposite preparation; electrode modification; neurotransmitters measurement; interference study.
Neuroscience meets entrepreneurship and current trends in neuroscience technology; business canvas model: research platform identification, funding and start-up financing for neurotechnology, intellectual property, ethics and regulatory frameworks; ideation and successful cases of neuroscience’s entrepreneurship; a field study: neuroscience in the real world; prototype concept and pitch development; neuroscience innovation pitching event
Students may also take courses in other international graduate programs at Mahidol University, with the approval of the academic advisor or the curriculum committee.
Identifying research proposals; conducting research with a concern of research ethics; data collections; analyses; interpretation of the results and reporting the results in terms of theses; presenting and publishing research in standard journals or conference proceedings
Advanced independent doctoral research under academic supervision; development and refinement of an original and innovative research proposal; conducting in-depth, hypothesis-driven investigation with strict adherence to research ethics and governance; advanced experimental design and methodological optimization; comprehensive data acquisition using cutting-edge techniques; high-level quantitative, computational, and/or translational data analysis; critical synthesis and integration of multidisciplinary knowledge; generation of new scientific knowledge with international impact; preparation of manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed international journals; presentation of research findings at national and international scientific conferences