Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
45.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Derosiere Gérard (compensates Duque Julie); Duque Julie; Duque Julie (compensates Missal Marcus); Jankovski Aleksandar (compensates Missal Marcus); Klöcker Anne (compensates Duque Julie); Missal Marcus (coordinator);
Language
French
Prerequisites
The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – 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.
Aims
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. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
- 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.
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Evaluation methods
Multiple-choice test.
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
- https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=5603
Teaching materials
- https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=5603
Faculty or entity
FSM
