Examine the complex functions of the central nervous system, including sensory processing, motor control, higher brain functions, and neural integration.
Contents
Part A: Introduction to Neurophysiology
Part B: The Sensory System
- 117. Introduction to Sensory System and Physiology of Receptors
- 118. Sensory Communication to Spinal Cord
- 119. Ascending Pathways
- 120. Physiology of Pain, Itch and Temperature
- 121. Trigeminal System
- 122. Thalamus
- 123. Sensory Cortex
- 124. Sensory Abnormalities
Part C: The Motor System
- 125. Introduction to and Organization of Motor System
- 126. Segmental Organization of Motor System
- 127. Muscle Spindle and Golgi Tendon Organ
- 128. Spinal Reflexes
- 129. Descending Pathways
- 130. Regulation of Posture and Movement
- 131. Basal Ganglia
- 132. Cerebellum
- 133. Vestibular Apparatus
Part D: Hypothalamus, EEG and Sleep; Limbic and Higher Functions; CSF
- 134. Functions of Hypothalamus
- 135. Physiology of Reticular Activating System
- 136. Electroencephalogram and Sleep
- 137. Limbic System
- 138. Physiology of Learning and Memory
- 139. Physiology of Language and Speech
- 140. Association Cortex, Cerebral Asymmetry, Lobes of the Brain, and Cortical Plasticity
- 141. Cerebrospinal Fluid