Neuroscience I

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. describe the functional organisation of nervous system; 2. classify nerve fibres; 3. describe the properties of synaptic transmission; 4. outline neurotransmitters and neuropeptides; 5. classify types and functions of sensory receptors; 6. describe structure and functions of spinal cord; 7. identify reflex action and other reflexes; 8. describe muscle spindle and muscle tone, tactile, temperature and pain sensations; 9. explain the structure and functions of cerebral cortex; 10. describe motor pathways (pyramidal and extra pyramidal); 11. discuss basal ganglia, its connections and functions; 12. describe cerebellum, its connections and functions; 13. explain vestibular apparatus and regulation of posture and equilibrium, physiology of sleep and sleep disorders; 14. describe electroencephalogram (EEG) Physiology of memory, physiology of speech and its bnormalities; 15. identify thalamus- nuclei, functions and thalamic syndrome; 16. describe hypothalamus and limbic system; 17. explain analgesia system of the body, disorders of cranial nerves; and 18. describe higher mental function assessment.

Development and general plan of the central nervous system. Nerve morphology, generation and conduction of action potential. Sensory division of the nervous system, morphology receptors, sensory pathways, reticular formation, thalamus and sensory cortex.