K12: Understands the relationship between the endocrine and nervous systems, their coordination and the pathological consequences that occur when this coordination fails. S5: Appropriately uses the scientific and technical vocabulary of the different subfields within Neuroscience. C1: Apply knowledge about the biological basis of Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders and their effects to the development of improved diagnostics and treatments. C3: Apply knowledge about technologies for the study of the Nervous System and the brain (Medical Imaging, brain-machine interfaces) to develop new systems for diagnosis and treatment, as well as and other applications within Neuroscience (Artificial Intelligence, Robotics) with the aims of improving the quality of life and furthering social progress. C5: Apply your neuroscience knowledge in a unifying and integrated fashion as part of a multidisciplinary team (pharmaceutical sector, health industry, diagnostic techniques, health information technologies, government agencies and regulatory bodies. C6: Apply the results of your comprehensive training to your everyday professional activities, combining Neuroscience knowledge with a solid foundation of ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights, diversity and democratic values. C7: Apply the scientific and technical principles you acquired during your undergraduate training, together with your own natural learning capabilities, to better adapt to novel opportunities arising from scientific and technological development.

This course focuses on the relationships between the endocrine systems and the structure and function of the nervous system, including the behaviours it produces. The course will provide a basic understanding of how hormonal signalling in the body and brain coordinates the incredible complexity of a variety of natural processes in humans and animals, as well as revealing the pathological consequences that occur when this coordination breaks down. 1. Basic components of the endocrine system and neuroendocrine function. 2. Experimental procedures and measurements in neuroendocrinology. 3. Neuroendocrinology of sexual behaviour, reproduction and parental behaviour. 4. Neuroendocrinological regulation of growth and function of the thyroid gland. 5. Neuroendocrinological regulation of stress and its association with disease. 6. Interactions between the immune and neuroendocrine systems. 7. Neuroendocrine regulation of appetite, food intake and energy storage/utilisation. 8. Neuroendocrine system and circadian rhythms. 9. The comparative method in neuroendocrine research. 10. Evolutionary preservation of neuroendocrine function.

Classroom lectures. Face-to-face classes: reduced (workshops, seminars, case studies). Student individual work. Final exam. Seminars and lectures supported by computer and audiovisual aids. Practical learning based on cases and problems, and exercise resolution. Individual and group or cooperative work with the option of oral or written presentation. Individual and group tutorials to resolve doubts and queries about the subject.