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SENATE COMMITTEE 

COMMITTEE 

ON UNDERGRADUATE 

NEW COURSEPRDPAL(IN'4153 

NEURAL CONTROL OF MOVEMENT 

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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate 

Studies at its meeting of March 9, 1982 gives rise to the following 

motion: 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to 

the Board of Governors, as set forth in S.82-42, 

the proposed new course KIN. 415-3 - Neural 

Control of Movement." 

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

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Re: New Cours Proposal:

KIN.

415-3, 

Neural Control of Movement.

(I.S.C.

82-5) 

The above-noted course was considered and approved, by the

Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies Undergraduate Curriculum

Committee at a meeting held on March

16, 1982. 

It was noted

that until now this course has been offered by the Kinesiology

Department under

a Special Topics course number. Would you

please place this item on the next agenda of the Senate

Committee on Undergraduate Studies for consideration.

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SENATE 'COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

1. Calendar Information 

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Department:KINESIOLOGY 

Abbreviation

Code:KIN ?

Course Number: 415 

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Credit Hours: 3 Vector: 3J.-O 

Title of 

Course:

Neural Control of movement 

Calendar Description of Course: 

An indepth treatment-of neurophysiology. Synaptic inputs and 

cell interactions in the spinal cord are used to illustrate the 

general principles of interaction in the nervous system. Other 

topics include central and peripheral motor control, the vestibular 

system and the visual system. 

Nature of Course Lecture/tutorial

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

KIN 306 Human Physiology II (Principles of Physiological Regulation) 

KIN 326 FunctIonal Anatomy 

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar 

if this course is 

approved: 

None 

2. Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? Once a year 

Semester in which 

the

course will first be offered? 1983-2.Has been taught every 

surrirr

since 1979 as 

a special 

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? 

Dr. P. Bawa, Dr. T. Calvert 

3. Objectives of the Course 

KIN

306 is required for all Kinesiology majors and introduces the 

physiology of the nervous system. The new course will be an elective 

and will make available an indepth treatment for those students who 

require more background. The course will be particularly suited 

to those interested in motor control. 

4.

Budgetary and Space Reguirecients (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty 

Staff 

Library ? 

No additional resources 

Audio Visual

Space

Equipment 

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Date:             

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Approva 

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Department Chairman ? 

Dean ? 

Chairman, SCUS 

SCUS 73-34b: (When completing this form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

attach course outline). 

Neural. Control of Movement 

The course will involve 3 hours of weekly lecturs plus 1 

tutorial. Some demonstrations will be given in the 

neurophysiology laboratory. 

The following topics will be covered in sequence 

1.

Gross neuroanatomy of the nervous system 

2.

Methods in Neuroscience 

3.

a) Cell excitability,biophysics 

b) Axonal transport 

4.

Muscle properties as controlled by the nervous system 

5.

Spinal reflexes 

6.

Interneurories: Renshaw cells, Ia inhibitory inter- 

neurones, interactions in the spinal cord, feedback 

and feed forward inhibition, lateral inhibition, 

primary afferent depolarisation and hyperpolarisation. 

7.

Major ascending and descending tracts. 

8.

Cerebellum: ? 

cell interactions in the cerebellum, 

afferent and efferent pathways, the position of the 

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cerebellum in motor control 

9.

Motor Sensory cortex: 

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primate studies, afferent 

and efferent connections. 

10.

Supplementary Motor Area 

11.

Basal Ganglia - anatomy, neurotransmitters, afferent 

and efferent connections, role in motor control. 

12.

Vestibular System: Anatomy, vestibular reflexes, 

control in posture and movement, connections. to 

extraocular muscles. 

13.

Visual System: Anatomy, development, types of cells 

and response3. 

14.

Superior Collicules, role in the control of eye 

movements 

15.

Interaction of Visual, Motor and Vestibular Systems, 

especially in the cerebellum, control of eye-head 

movements. 

Text: r1ountcastle, Vol I. updated with latest papers 

Evaluations: ? 

Midterm 1 hr. exam ? 

15%

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Final ? 

2 hr. exam ? 

30%

Term paper (given 2 months) 30% 

Take home question sheet 

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25%

(given 2 months) 