Description:
This is the eighteenth annual international Ph.D. course on the translational neurobiology of the pain system. The purpose of the course is to give an introduction to different aspects of the neurobiology of the pain system and to initiate new co-operation in interdisciplinary pain research. This year the course will focus on exercise and pain. Specifically how 1) exercise can affect the pain mechanisms, and 2) how pain affects the motor control systems with functional consequences potentially involved in the translation from acute to chronic pain. Clinical and experimental studies on the topics will be presented.

The course is arranged over two days, and half of the participants are invited from different international laboratories. The lectures will be provided by staff from Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (Aalborg University) and by invited international key scientists within the area.

Literature
Selected papers and book chapters will be announced to the participants shortly before the course.

Prerequisites
A basic understanding of pain mechanisms, for update see Textbook of Pain, 5th edition, Section 1: Neurobiology of Pain.

Evaluation
The course will end with a multiple choice evaluation with questions related to all topics of the course.

Organizer:
Professor Thomas Graven-Nielsen, email: tgn@hst.aau.dk
Professor Lars Arendt-Nielsen, email:lan@hst.aau.dk

Lecturers:
Invited internal and external speakers

ECTS:
1

Time:
December 3 and 4, 2013 (9.00-17.00) 

Place:
Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, room A4-106
DK-9220 Aalborg East
Aalborg University

Zip code:
9220

City:
Aalborg

Number of seats:

Deadline:
November 12, 2013

Fee:
(to cover food expence) 700DKK for all participants

https://smi.hst.aau.dk/events/neurobiologyxviii/

Important information concerning PhD courses
We have over some time experienced problems with no-show for both project and general courses. It has now reached a point where we are forced to take action. Therefore, the Doctoral School has decided to introduce a no-show fee of DKK 5,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately three months before start. This can hopefully also provide new students a chance to register for courses during the year. We look forward to your registrations.