NEURO 520 - Neuroplasticity

3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 3-0-0)

An advanced course for graduate students and senior undergraduate students in Neuroscience that covers the cellular and systems level changes in sensorimotor and pain pathways in response to motor training and/or trauma to the nervous system. A background on experimental techniques and mechanisms of neuronal plasticity from key studies in cortical, spinal and dorsal horn systems will be provided. Students are expected to write and present on current topics in the field of motor and pain neuroplasticity. Students should have a basic background in neurophysiology. Prerequisites: NEURO 371 and PHYSL 372 or equivalents or consent of instructor.