Neurobiology
Course Description: BIO-113
2 lect., 2 lab, 3 cr.
This course is designed for students of 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