The course introduces motor and sensory systems in neuroscience and discusses medical issues related to dysfunction within those systems. Topics include: Nervous system development; Organisation and operation of the motor system; Descriptions of theanatomy, physiology and functions of the visual, somatosensory and auditory nervous systems; Mechanisms related to sensory-motor integration; Methods for brain imaging and non-invasive recording of brain activity; Diseases related to the motor and sensory systems including myopia and other eye disorders, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Students will have practical classes and will conduct small projects in research laboratories.

On completion of the course students would be expected to be able to

1) demonstrate knowledge about the neuroscience systems discussed in the course;

2) demonstrate proficiency in the practical skills that they are exposed to during the course;

3) interpret, synthesise and critically analyse published literature, at a graduate level, on neuroscience.

Postgraduate assessment: laboratory/tutorial reports 40%, final exam 40%, essay 20%.

Undergraduate assessment: laboratory/tutorial reports 40% and final exam 60%.

Two lectures per week, up to five 3-hour laboratory classes and visits to research laboratories on campus