Sensorimotor neuroscience: the structure and function of the brain systems that control movement

Programmes

• BSc Sport and Exercise Sciences, BSc Sport, Physical Education and Coaching Science

Level

Year Two

20 Credits

This module looks at how the nervous system responds to the external world, processes information and produces appropriate outputs. The course is mainly based on two textbooks and the lectures are intended to add interest and originality to the core material covered by these books. The module covers selected aspects of the physiological operation of the nervous system and also acts as an introduction into the higher order processes linking informa-tion to action.

Delivery

Lectures, seminars

Assessment

Class test, Examination