Neurophysiology

The methodology adopted in theoretical component is expository active, using slides, videos and texts, which will
be made available to students. The practical component is planned with clinical case analysis based on the
program contents developed in theoretical classes and presentation of a group work subject to a selected theme of a list pre-defined by the teacher.

The student must acquire knowledge of:
•Neurosciences and nervous system organization
•Cellular elements and components of the central nervous, peripheral and autonomous system
•Anatomophysiology of neurons and glial cells
•Neuronal signalling
•Sensory Processing
•Movement of the human body and its central regulation
•Higher brain functions
The student must acquire skills of:
•Identification and description of the components of the central nervous, peripheral and autonomous system
•Describe basic and complex neurophysiological processes
•Integration and central processing of sensory information
The student must acquire competences of:
•Develop the ability to retain and expand their knowledge in neurophysiology
•Describe the anatomical structures and central and peripheral physiological
•Correlate with neurophysiological disorders with anatomical substrates and pathological processes
•Integrate the knowledge and apply them in multidisciplinary diagnostic processes

– Electrical signalling of nerve cells

-Permeability of the voltage-dependent membrane
-Channels and transporters
-Synaptic Transmission
– Neurotransmitters and their receptors
-Molecular Signalling in neurons
-Synaptic plasticity
-Sensory-somatic System: sensitivity and proprioception
-Pain
-Vision: the eye and visual pathways
-Auditory system
-Vestibular system
-Motor control: motor neuron and spinal cord
-Modulation of the movement by the basal ganglia
-Modulation of the movement by the cerebellum
-Regeneration and Recovery of the nervous system
-Association Cortex
-Language
-Sleep and vigil
-Emotions
-Memory

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