NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
2 credits during the 1st year of 9281 PHYSIOTHERAPY (L/SNT2) CHIAVARI
2 credits during the 1st year of 9287 THERAPY OF MOTOR DISABILITY IN THE PEDIATRIC AGE (L/SNT2) CHIAVARI
OVERVIEW
The course analyses the functions of the sensory and motor systems. The various topics taken into account have the aim of understanding the physiological bases of somatic senses, vestibular system, spinal reflexes, voluntary movement, posture, balance and gait.
AIMS AND CONTENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course will furnish to the students fundamental knowledge about the physiology of the sensory-motor system.
AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course will furnish to the students fundamental knowledge about the physiology of the sensory-motor system.
Teaching methods
Teaching consists of theoretical “frontal” lessons for a total of 20 hours (2 CFUs)
SYLLABUS/CONTENT
Sensory systems: transduction and coding
Somatic senses: touch, thermoception and pain
Proprioception: physiology of muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs. To understand the motor system: Spinal reflexes: strectch reflex, inverse myotatic reflex, withdrawal reflex
Voluntary movement: physiology of the motor cortex and motor learning
Cerebellum
Basal ganglia
Vestibular system
Posture and balance
Gait
RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY
Purves, Neuroscienze. Zanichelli.
TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD
Ricevimento: Please contact the teacher by e-mail at laura.avanzino@unige.it
Exam Board
PIERO RUGGERI
MARIO PASSALACQUA
ENRICO MILLO
LAURA AVANZINO
GIANLUCA DAMONTE (President)
PIETRO BALDELLI (President)
LAURA STURLA
LAURA AVANZINO
LESSONS
Teaching methods
Teaching consists of theoretical “frontal” lessons for a total of 20 hours (2 CFUs)
LESSONS START
2nd semester – The course typically starts on the half of March.
EXAMS
Exam description
Oral interview. The exam will last 15-20 minutes. It is based on some questions concerning the various topics of the program. During the exam the teacher will evaluate the student's ability to report on the topics discussed in the lessons.
Assessment methods
Exposure clarity, connectivity, rigor, and communicative ability are valued. The teacher also evaluates the student's ability to perform critical analysis and links between the various contents discussed in the lesson. To overcome the test, it is necessary to obtain a passing grade evaluation for all the questions
FURTHER INFORMATION
A lesson on spinal reflexes (Prof. Bove) is available online on aulaweb.