Learning objectives
<br />To know the main mechanisms od the sensory and motor functions of the central nervous system and of sensorimotor transformation processings.<br />To know the mechanisms at the basis of the muscle contraction and of the muscle performance
Prerequisites
<br />To have achieved the objectives of the courses of the I semester
Course unit content
<br />Skeletal muscle<br />Methods for studying the functions of the central nervous system<br />Organization of the spinal cord; spinal reflexes <br />Organization of the brainstem; vestibular system; posture<br />Sensory systems: somatosensory system, visual system <br />Associative cortex, higher order cognitive functions<br /> Cerebellum, basal ganglia, motor cortex<br />Sleep
Full programme
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Bibliography
Neuroscienze, edited by Dale Purves, Casa Editrice Zanichelli, II edizione
Teaching methods
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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