DPT 720: Applied Neuroscience

Guide
DPT
Credits 4

The purpose of this course is for students to learn the fundamentals of how the human nervous system is constructed (neuroanatomy) and how it works (neurophysiology). Clinical examples will be utilized throughout the course to illustrate the relationship between “neuroscience” and the practice of physical therapy. Lectures will provide an overview of the human nervous system, with primary focus on the central nervous system. The peripheral nervous system will also be discussed. During structured laboratory sessions, students will examine virtual vs “wet” specimens, models, and images of human brain and spinal cord. Additional laboratory sessions will address clinical aspects of human neuroscience including psychomotor skill development for completion of components of the neurological screening examination.