NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY
ACADEMIC YEAR2010/2011
COD. 20113
dati insegnamento:
TYPE OF COURSE: BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Italian
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2010/2011
YEAR OF STUDY: 1
SEMESTER: Second semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3
UNIT COORDINATOR: LUPPINO Giuseppe
CONTACT HOURS: 45
Learning outcomes of the course unit
To know the main mechanisms od the sensory and motor functions of the central nervous system and of sensorimotor transformation processings.To know the mechanisms at the basis of the muscle contraction and of the muscle performance
Prerequisites
To have achieved the objectives of the courses of the I semester
Course contents summary
Skeletal muscleMethods for studying the functions of the central nervous systemOrganization of the spinal cord; spinal reflexes Organization of the brainstem; vestibular system; postureSensory systems: somatosensory system, visual system Associative cortex, higher order cognitive functionsCerebellum, basal ganglia, motor cortexSleep
Recommended readings
Neuroscienze,edited byDale Purves, Casa Editrice Zanichelli, II edizione
Teaching methods
Oral lessons
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examinantion
