Handbook

The motor system is a vibrant research area in neuroscience, spanning, for example, the molecular genetics of muscle tissue, the cellular physiology of motoneurones, the plasticity of nerve cells in the brain, animal models of movement diseases, unravelling systems physiology in human subjects, and engineering control theories to identify the fundamental principles of motor control. In this course, you will be encouraged to learn and understand more about the physiology of the neuromuscular system. The emphasis is on how the motor control centres, sensory and muscular systems work together to produce movements and how this is disrupted by disease and normal ageing. A series of advanced practical classes will range from experiments with isolated mammalian muscle to human studies with electromyography. The lectures, practicals and tutorials will be complemented by a series of expert seminars which provide insight into current research in the field and reinforce the relationship between integrative neuromotor function, movement physiology and the cellular and molecular physiology underlying muscle and motor control.