NEURAL CONTROL OF MOVEMENT
Neuronal circuits and neurophysiological mechanisms involved in the control of human motor behavior. Including discussion of: 1) sensorimotor integration, 2) interactions between spinal, brainstem, and cerebral cortical levels of control, and 3) how motor control knowledge is created and evaluated.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the basic organization and function of the human sensorimotor system. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Summarize the neural circuits and mechanisms that govern how we sense, move, feel, and think. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how sensory information is encoded in neural signals used in the generation of motor behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain the nature of information processing important for human motor behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain how experience modifies neural circuitry. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Apply the basic knowledge and neuroscientific concepts to human health, wellness and disease. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the basic organization and function of the human sensorimotor system. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Summarize the neural circuits and mechanisms that govern how we sense, move, feel, and think. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how sensory information is encoded in neural signals used in the generation of motor behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain the nature of information processing important for human motor behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain how experience modifies neural circuitry. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Apply the basic knowledge and neuroscientific concepts to human health, wellness and disease. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027