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Dec 04, 2024
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2017-2018 School of Medicine Bulletin (Archived) [Archived Catalog]
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PHPH D603 - Medical Neuroscience
Credits: 4
A four-credit-hour, spring semester, first-year course that provides a foundation in the anatomy and physiology of the human nervous system needed to understand the signs and symptoms of neurological injury and to localize such injuries accurately. Students study the human spinal cord, brain stem, and cerebral hemispheres in the laboratory. They also study sensory (auditory, vestibular, visual, olfactory, gustatory, and somatosensory) and motor (upper and lower motoneurons, the basal ganglia and cerebellum) systems, ocular movements, and visual reflexes, as well as the cerebral fiber systems, blood supply, and ventricular system. Other important topics studied include the thalamus, hypothalamus, and limbic system, with special attention devoted to higher cortical function.
Primary methods of instruction include lectures, hands-on laboratory sessions using human material, sections through the brain and spinal cord correlated with MRI images, laboratory based problem-solving exercises, and clinical correlations presented by practicing physicians in neurology, neurosurgery, neuro-ophthalmology, and neuro-otology.
Modes of assessment include multiple choice examinations and written laboratory practical examinations.
Note: Restricted to medical students
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