Applied Fundamentals of Neuroscience

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This course will acquaint you with the elements of the nervous system and how those elements interact to produce behavior. By the end of this course you will be able to encounter a neurological evaluation of an impaired client and be able to predict the portions of the nervous system that are impaired. To accomplish this goal, the nervous system will be examined at a cellular level and gross anatomical level, including revisiting the nervous system in anatomy lab dissection. Groups of neurons, or systems, and their interaction will be discussed in detail with a focus on the clinical manifestations of nervous system damage. Wherever appropriate to understanding disease or treatment, the contribution of independent cellular events to the functioning of a system will be described.