Neurobiology
Course Description: BIO-113
2 lect., 2 lab, 3 cr.
This course is designed for students of
Massage Therapy, Physical Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapy Assistants, and other
Health Sciences. It will provide the student with a foundation for understanding neurological
dysfunction. Integration, rather than segregation, between structure and function are emphasized.
This course will enable the student to be conversant in the structure and function of the
nervous system, with emphasis on sensorimotor integration and neuromuscular physiology. The
organizing theme is the regulation of body function, how the nervous system is influenced
during development, learning, and by disease, or trauma. This is illustrated in a multidisciplinary
fashion: morphology, physiology, biochemistry
and clinical manifestations. Examples of
pathological, occupational and environmental
causes of neurological disease are highlighted
through lectures and student presentations. The
different approaches used in diagnosis and
understanding physical impairment are stressed
as essential components of devising effective
therapy.
Prerequisite: BIO-112
Instructional Materials:
Text: The Human Brain:
An Introduction to Its Functional Anatomy, 5th edition, John Nolte, Mosby, 2002