Course objectives

• Understand the functional anatomy of the nervous system.
• Understand the components of the neurologic exam, and demonstrate proficiency in performing a neurologic exam.
• Be able to identify the constellation of deficits that result from a lesion in the nervous system at the following loci: muscle, neuromuscular junction, spinal cord, brainstem, basal ganglia, cerebellum, cortex.
• Understand the major pathologic conditions that afflict the nervous system. Know the basic principles of diagnosis and treatment for these disorders.
• Recognize the relationship between the structure of the nervous system and behavior.
• Understand the difference between behavioral neurology and psychiatry. Recognize the different methods employed by each in the evaluation of behavioral disorders.
• Understand the dynamics of synaptic plasticity, and how changing structure leads to changes in behavior.
• Understand the overlap and differences between physical, pharmacologic, and behavioral manipulation of the nervous system.

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