9.373 Somatosensory and Motor Systems, Spring 2002
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Author(s)
Bizzi, Emilio
Graybiel, A. M. (Ann M.), 1942-
Sur, Mriganka
Schiller, Peter H.
Alternative Title
Somatosensory and Motor Systems
Date Issued
June 2002
Abstract
General principles of motor control in biological systems. Structure and function of sensory receptors. Muscle structure and reflex arcs. Spinal cord. Locomotion. Oculomotor control. Cerebellar structure and function. Motor thalamus. Basal ganglia. Somatosensory cortex: maps and neuronal properties. Cortical plasticity. Motor psychophysics and computational approaches to motor control, and motor planning. Alternate years.
Subjects
motor control
biological systems
Structure
function
Muscle structure
reflex
Spinal cord
Oculomotor control
Cerebellar structure
Motor thalamus
Basal ganglia
Somatosensory cortex
Cortical plasticity
Motor psychophysics
motor planning
Locomotion
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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