This is a condensed version of the exams. In this trial paper examples for paper 1 are condensed into the first section and for paper 2 into the second section. MSc Neuroscience Examination Trial Paper Answer TWO questions from this paper, ONE from Section A and ONE from Section B. Write each essay in separate answer books. Name the proteins involved in forming the 20S exocytotic core complex and describe how these are thought to facilitate the process of synaptic vesicle fusion with the plasma membrane in order to achieve exocytosis. Describe how the location of inhibitory synapses affects the efficacy of synaptic inhibition and the interaction between excitation and inhibition.
Neurotransmitters are present in the developing retina prior to synapses.
Discuss, critically, the potential for novel analgesics based on the current concepts of pain transmission. The hippocampus and surrounding areas in the rat's brain are thought to serve to encode the rat's location and orientation within an environment. Discuss the processes that might allow this representation to be formed from sensory or other information. Speculate on the similarities and differences in the function of the hippocampus in rats and humans. Describe the characteristic features of Parkinson's disease and discuss the evidence for the functional anatomy with which it has been associated.