Nervous Tissue and Its Properties Course
Gain mastery in nervous tissue from cell types to circuits. Learn about hippocampus and cortex histology, staining methods, imaging, and data analysis to understand stress-related changes and prevent artefacts—key skills for biological research and lab work in Sierra Leone.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
This course offers a focused, practical look at neuronal and glial histology, hippocampal and cortical structure, and changes due to stress. You will learn best paraffin processing, staining, immunohistochemistry for neurons, glia, and myelin, plus microscopy, digital image analysis, stereology, and solid experimental design for trustworthy, publishable results in biological sciences.
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Develop skills
- Brain tissue preparation: process, embed, and section hippocampus with few artefacts.
- Identify neurons and glia: recognise main cell types and changes from stress.
- Advanced staining techniques: use and check IHC, Nissl, myelin, and microglial markers.
- Quantitative imaging: capture, analyse, and score nervous tissue using ImageJ/Fiji.
- Experimental standards: plan, blind, and report ethical, repeatable neurohistology.
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