- The student knows how sensory information is coded in taste-smell, vestibular, visual and auditory system
- The student understands the mechanisms on which the motor system and muscle control are based
- The student understands the mechanisms on which sensorymotor integration is based
- The student is able to apply this knowledge to interpret animal behaviour and the evolution of sensorymotor functions
- The student is able to apply this knowledge to interpret biomedical aspects of sensorymotor functions
- The student is able to summarize primary literature on sensorymotor functions in an essay and presentation
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This course provides an overview of the neural basis of perception and behaviour in humans and animals. Both the results of recent neurophysiological research on animals, and new understandings from human neuroimaging studies are discussed. Attention will also be given to the coupling of sensory and motor systems with evolution and human and animal behaviour.
Topics:
- Representation of the environment and self movement by sensory systems (chemical, visual, auditory, vestibular and somatosensory)
- Motor functions and the underlying neurophysiological aspects
- Evolution and behaviuor with respect to sensory and motor functions in humans and animals
- Biomedical aspects of sensorymotor functions
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