University of the West Indies

Extensive notes on anatomy of the ascending tracts based on najeeb video

**Objectives** 1. Metabolism in the Brain - *energy metabolism and ammonia handling* 2. Oxygen Consumption 3. Glucose Metabolism 4. Cerebral blood flow 5. Cerebrospinal fluid

**Objectives** - Definition and classification of nociceptors - physiological effects and basic mechanisms in nociception - explain how nociceptor function may be regulated and the roles of ion channels - *voltage and ligand dated and metabotropic receptors in these processes* - types and classes of pain (receptors) - *fast vs slow pain* - chemicals involved in pain transmission - afferent pathways of pain

basal ganglia connections, direct and indirect pathway

Sensory and Motor Areas of Brain

Anatomy of the Cerebellum based on Najeeb

**Objectives** - review anatomy - functions of the cerebellum - afferent and efferent pathways - cerebellum dysfunction

Classification of Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators

Objectives - review sensory pathways - review sensation transmitted via pathways - symptoms and signs of sensory lesions - physical examination for sensory signs - disorders of sensory system

class notes on Reticular Activating System, EEG, Sleep and Arousal in the neuroscience course