HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
ACCADEMIC YEAR2017/2018
COD. 1005011
dati insegnamento:
LECTURERS:
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017/2018
YEAR OF STUDY: 1
SEMESTER: Second semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 2
UNIT COORDINATOR: FOGASSI Leonardo
CONTACT HOURS: 14
INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS: 36
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Learning of Basic concepts on the elaboration of some sensory systems
Course contents summary
Psychophysics of perception. Somatosensory system. Auditory system. Physiology of phonation
Course contents
Anatomy of the spinal cord. Receptors and afferent fibres. Somatosensory pathways. Thalamus and cerebral cortex (areas SI and SII). Anatomy of the inner ear. Acoustic receptors and transduction. Central acoustic pathways. Primary auditory cortex. Anatomo-functional bases of phonation
Teaching methods
Class lessons
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination
