Kinesiology 460 - Movement Neuroscience
Spring
2025
01LM
M 2:30PM 4:00PM
UMass Amherst
47327
Totman Phys. Ed. Bldg. rm 10
Introduction to neuroscience emphasizing the control, sensation, and perception related to human movement. Topics include a general overview of issues in motor control and a review of Central Nervous System (CNS) organization; basic CNS building blocks underlying movement control and perception; application to the control of balance and locomotion in development, aging, and disease; mechanisms of brain plasticity in development, learning, and rehabilitation.
KIN 100, 236, 247, 272 w/ C- Lab sections do not meet until the SECOND WEEK of classes.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.