Additional neurophysiology

lknr1200  2025-2026  Louvain-la-Neuve

Additional neurophysiology
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2.00 credits
22.5 h
Q2
Language
French
> English-friendly
Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
  • Nociception and pain
  • Motor learning and brain plasticity
  • Sleep
  • Frontoparietal associative areas and complex brain functions
  1. Visual-motor coordination
  2. Intention of the movement
  3. Representation of gestures
  4. Representation of space
  5. Decision
  6. Action planning
  7. Action selection
  • Motivation
  • Reward
  • Dopamine
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of nociception and pain mechanisms. (2.1, 11.1,11.3)
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms relating to motor learning and brain plasticity. (2.1, 5.1, 5.3, 11.1, 11.2,11.3)
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the associative functions supported by the frontoparietal cortex. (2.1, 5.1, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3)
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of motivational mechanisms and their impact on motor behavior. (2.1, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3)
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the neurobiology and functions of sleep (2.1, 5.1, 5.3, 11.1, 11.2,11.3)
 
Other information
This course is strictly reserved for FSM students. It is not open to other UCLouvain students.
Faculty or entity
> FSM


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Bachelor in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
KINE1BA
2
LFSM1101 AND LFSM1104 AND LFSM1105