At the end of this course your competence in the following aspects will be improved:
1. know the small and large scale neural activity underlying motor control.
2. understand the quantitative relationship between neural responses and motor control.
3. perform basic analysis of experimental/simulated neurophysiological data.
4. read, understand and present current literature in the field of motor control.
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Behaviour and the control of your muscles are generated by networks of neurons. In the course ‘Neural Basis of Motor Control’ we will introduce to you the neural representations underlying actions/motor control, the circuits and principles underlying sensorimotor integration, neuromotor diseases and associated assistive technologies. The course will cover principles and a range of specific examples. Connections to related diseases and current research will be partly presented by students from recent examples in the literature.
Instructional modes
- Tutorial
- Response course
- Lecture
- Self-study
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The course is an advanced B.Sc. course.
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Students choosing the course should have followed one or multiple more basic courses in Neuroscience, e.g. Brain and Behavior or Neural Basis of Cognition and Perception.
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The final grade will be a weighted average of the final exam (50%), a presentation given by each student as part of a group (30%) and the report on the computerpractical (20%).
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In the case of not being able to attend one or more practical courses/lab days due to corona measures, the course coordinator will decide if the student is obligated to re-take the missed meeting and how this will take place.
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