8266 (v.8) OT 106 - Neuroscience



 

Area:School of Biomedical Science
Contact Hours:5.0
Credits:12.5
Lecture:2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Seminar:1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Co Requisite(s):1643 (v.6) Human Biology 133
Normal development of the nervous system. Nervous system structure and function - brainstem and cranial nerve structure and function and role of hypothalamus. Somatosensory systems - ascending tracts, role of thalamus and sensory cortex. Motor systems - spinal cord control, role of brainstem, basal ganglia, cerbellum and motor cortex in controlling posture and co-ordinated movement. Normal aging in the nervous system.

 

 

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