Brain, behaviour and movement (BBS1004)

[titel(Anatomy of the Brain)beschrijving(Explaining, discussing and practicing the following concepts: Lobes; Ventricles; Functional areas; Neurons and glial cells; Brain stem; Diencephalon; Basal nuclei; Limbic system; Protective layers; Spinal cord; Central nervous system; Sheep brain.)duur(120 minutes)]

[titel(Neurotransmitters)beschrijving(Explaining, discussing and practicing the following concepts: Action potential; Transmission of signals; Synapses; Receptors.)duur(75 minutes)]

[titel(The Eye & the Ear)beschrijving(Explaining, discussing and practicing the following concepts: Anatomy of the eye; Pathway to the visual cortex; Phototransduction; Receptive field; Hermann grid; Light-dark adaptation; Stimuli processing; Anatomy of the vestibular system; Neural pathways and vestibular nuclei; Proprioception; Cerebellum; Cerebellar ataxia and alcohol.)duur(105 minutes)]

[titel(Decision Making)beschrijving(Explaining, discussing and practicing the following concepts: Hick-Hyman law; Reaction time; Experiments to measure reaction time; Donder’s task; Merkel’s task; Stroop task; Simon task; Finger procuring task; Decision making; Executive functions.)duur(45 minutes)]

[titel(Speed and Accuracy)beschrijving(Explaining, discussing and practicing the following concepts: 3 types of movement; Kinematic parameters; AAA burst; Movement correction; Loop movements; Muscle spindle reflex; Golgi tendon reflex; Alpha-gamma coactivation.)duur(45 minutes)]

[titel(Neural Control of Movement)beschrijving(Explaining, discussing and practicing the following concepts: Functions of motor control areas and schematic diagram; Pyrimidal and extrapyrimidal tract; Disorders; Hemiplegia; Alien-hand syndrome; Parkinson’s disease; Huntington’s disease; Ataxia.)duur(60 minutes)]

[titel(Muscle Contraction)beschrijving(Explaining, discussing and practicing the following concepts: Muscle anatomy; Macro and microstructure; Sarcoplasmic reticulum and T Tubules; Types of skeletal muscle fibres; Motor units and fatigue; Muscle contraction and neuromuscular junctions; Sliding filament theory; Stimulation and graphs.)duur(105 minutes)]

[titel(Muscle Force and EMG)beschrijving(Explaining, discussing and practicing the following concepts: Muscle force and torque; Work; Length-force relationship; Force-velocity and power-velocity curves; EMG-force relationship; EMG signal processing; EMG graphs; Biomechanics.)duur(60 minutes)]

[titel(Pain)beschrijving(Explaining, discussing and practicing the following concepts: Nociceptors; Hyperalgesia, allodynia; Relay pathways; Regulation: gate-control theory; Types of pain.)duur(60 minutes)]

[titel(Learning, Memory and Stress)beschrijving(Explaining, discussing and practicing the following concepts: NMDA and AMPA; Types of memory; Long-term potentiation; Associativity, cooperativity and persistence; Hippocampal trisynaptic pathway; Stress and long-term depression; Emotions; Fear, anxiety, panic, stress; Short-term reaction to stress; Long-term reaction to stress; Papez circuit; Limbic system and structures involved in stress; Treatment.)duur(90 minutes)]

[titel(Final Quiz Session)beschrijving(Exam-level questions on all course topics.)duur(120 minutes)]

[titel(Anatomy of the Brain, Neurotransmitters, Decision Making, Pain, Learning and Memory and Stress)beschrijving(Anatomy of the brain and its functions; Action potential, transmission of signals, synapses, and receptors; Hick-Hyman law, reaction time and tests, decision making; Types of pains, pain receptors, pathways, and regulation; NMDA and AMPA, long-term potentiation, pathways/circuits for learning, memory, and stress.)duur(5 hours without breaks, every 2 blocks a break of 30 minutes.)]

[titel(Eye and Ear, Speed and Accuracy, Neural Control of Movement, Muscle Contraction, Muscle Force and EMG)beschrijving(Anatomy of the eye and ear, pathway to visual cortex, neural pathways and vestibular nuclei, and proprioception; Types of movement, kinematic parameters, muscle spindle and golgi tendon reflex, and alpha-gamma coactivation; Motor control areas and functions, Pyrimidal and extrapyrimidal tract, and disorders; Muscle anatomy, types of skeletal muscle fibers, muscle contraction and neuromuscular junctions, and sliding filament theory; Muscle force and torque, force-velocity and power-velocity curves, and EMG.)duur(5 hours without breaks, every 2 blocks a break of 30 minutes.)]