This topic covers the structure and function of the nervous system involved in sensory and motor control. This topic would appeal to students interested in the biological basis of how the brain works. Topic content includes organisation of the sensory and motor systems, sensory systems (sensory receptors and modalities, visual pathways, hearing, touch, chemical senses, visceral senses), motor systems (brain stem motor control), vestibular apparatus and the cerebellum, cortical motor control, premotor centres, basal ganglia, voluntary movement, eye movement and integration of posture and movement.
This topic consists of studies of the sensory and motor functions of the Nervous System.
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