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
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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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