Learning objectives
Learning of Basic concepts on the elaboration of some sensory systems
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
Psychophysics of perception. Somatosensory system. Auditory system. Physiology of phonation
Full programme
Anatomy of the spinal cord. Receptors and afferent fibres. Somatosensory pathways. Thalamus and cerebral cortex (areas SI and SII). Anatomy of the inner ear. Acoustic receptors and transduction. Central acoustic pathways. Primary auditory cortex. Anatomo-functional bases of phonation
Bibliography
Chapters on somatosensory and auditory system from "Kandel, Schwartz and Jessel. Principi di Neuroscienze. Ed. Ambrosiana"
Teaching methods
Class lessons
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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