Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. have an understanding of integrated nervous control of movement and higher cortical functions such as memory, emotion, behaviour and sleep.
2. have an understanding of motor reflexes and posture as well as how dysfunction of the motor system affects these
parameters.
3. Provide experience of computer aided learning.
4. Learn skills in communicating neuroscience concepts in a clear and scientific manner.
Indicative Module Content:
Major topics covered include: functional organisation of the brain and neocortex, the motor cortex, lateral and medial motor pathways, posture, brainstem and spinal reflexes, basal ganglia, cerebellum, reticular activating system, thalamus, language, sleep, synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, the hippocampus, the amygdala, the endocannabinoid system, consciousness and behaviour.