Teacher(s)
Duque Julie (coordinator); Missal Marcus;
Language
French
Prerequisites
The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unit茅 d鈥檈nseignement 鈥� UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
- Introduction to the most important techniques in Neurosciences: recordings, reversible lesions, transcranial magnetic stimulation, functional brain imaging' - Receptors and transduction mechanisms - Central processing of sensory informations: vision, tactile, pain, proprioception and balance. - Motor control: spinal reflexes, muscle tone, posture, corticospinal system, motor cortical areas, basal ganglia, cerebellum, voluntary movements, locomotion, motor coordination' - Sensori-motor integration; role of the posterior parietal cortex in movement control. - Distinct forms of learning and memory.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | - To study the normal function of the sensory systems, especially the visual and somatosensory systems. - To study the neurophysiological mechanisms responsible for controlling movements, from the simple reflexes to the most sophisticated voluntary hand movements. - To investigate the neural basis of learning and memory. - To provide the basic knowledge for further advanced Neuroscience courses. |
Content
- Introduction to the most important techniques in Neurosciences: recordings, reversible lesions, transcranial magnetic stimulation, functional brain imaging聽- Receptors and transduction mechanisms - Central processing of sensory informations: vision, tactile, pain, proprioception and balance. - Motor control: spinal reflexes, muscle tone, posture, corticospinal system, motor cortical areas, basal ganglia, cerebellum, voluntary movements, locomotion, motor coordination聽- Sensori-motor integration; role of the posterior parietal cortex in movement control. - Distinct forms of learning and memory.
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Evaluation methods
Written exam with multiple choices questions. There are 30 questions with 5 choice but only one is correct. The threshold to pass is set to 10/20 or more. This threshold is fixed to at least 18 correct responses over 30. Below 18/30 : the exam is failed (9 or less). Those modalities will stay the same for all sessions of this acad茅mique year.
Other information
Rating: Review written or oral and / or elements of continuous assessment
Support: Syllabus and / or book (s)
Framing: Holder (s)
Online resources
Lectures available on Moodle:
https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=5603
https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=5603
Bibliography
Purves, D., Augustine, G. J., Fitzpatrick, D., Hall, W. C., LaMantia, A.-S., Mooney, R. D., Platt, M. L., & White, L. E. (2019). Neurosciences (6岬� 茅d., trad. en fran莽ais). De Boeck Sup茅rieur.
Kandel, E. R., Schwartz, J. H., Jessell, T. M., Siegelbaum, S. A., & Hudspeth, A. J. (2013). Principles of Neural Science (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
Kandel, E. R., Schwartz, J. H., Jessell, T. M., Siegelbaum, S. A., & Hudspeth, A. J. (2013). Principles of Neural Science (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
Teaching materials
- Toutes les diapositives du cours sont sur Moodle : LIEPR1024 - Fondements neurophysiologiques et neuropsychologiques du contr么le et de l'apprentissage moteurs
- Livre de r茅f茅rence : Neurosciences, Purves et al. (voir bibliographie pour la r茅f茅rence compl猫te)
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