PHYSIOLOGY AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
cod. 1008657

Academic year 2019/20
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
- Elena BORRA
Academic discipline
Fisiologia (BIO/09)
Field
Biomedico
Type of training activity
Characterising
35 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: PHYSIOLOGY AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF MOTOR CONTROL

Learning objectives

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Prerequisites

Basic excercise physiology and neurophysiology

Course unit content

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Full programme

Applied Exercise Physiology
The Cardiovascular System and Its Control
The Respiratory System and Its Regulation
Cardiorespiratory Responses to Acute Exercise: Cardiovascular Responses to Acute Exercise; Respiratory Responses to Acute Exercise
Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
Muscle and training; Training for Anaerobic and Aerobic Power

Neurophysiology
Reflexes and posture control
Cortical control of voluntary movements (motor and premotor cortex; planning and execution of voluntary movements; visuomotor integration; space coding; sensory and visual feedback in motor control)
Role of Basal Ganglia in motor control
Role of the Cerebellum in motor control
Plasticity
Learning and memory

Bibliography

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Teaching methods

lecture

Assessment methods and criteria

oral exam

Other information

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