Auditory Systems: Cochlea to Cortex
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| LIFE3095 | Life Sciences | 3 | 10 | Spring UK |
- Code
- LIFE3095
- School
- Life Sciences
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
The objective of this module is to give students a thorough grounding in the systems neuroscience (interpreted somewhat broadly) of audition.
There are two lectures that describe in detail the form and function of the cochlear and then the ascending system up to Auditory Cortex; three lectures on experimental methods at differing levels of scientific explanation and what one can do with them; two case studies; of what neuroscience has told us about perception and behaviour; and three lectures on hearing-impairment, tinnitus, and cochlear implants.
Students therefore will receive a true appreciation of the neurobiological basis of audition and the clinical relevance of this to the population.
Target Students
Final year (Level 3 and Level 4) Neuroscience undergraduates
Co-requisites
Modules you must take in the same academic year, or have taken in a previous year, to enrol in this module:
Classes
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 10 weeks
Assessment
- 100% Coursework: 2000 word essay on topics contributed by staff.
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
The objective of this module is to give students a thorough grounding in the systems neuroscience (interpreted somewhat broadly) of audition. This is at a level that requires a firm grounding in neurophysiology and neuroanatomy as well as age-related changes in neurological function.Learning Outcomes
1. To understand Cochlear form and function.
2. To be able to describe the neurophysiology from CN to A1.
3. To understand the methodology of Auditory electrode neurophysiology
4. To understand the methodology and appropriate use of Auditory neuroimaging.
5. To understand the methodology and use of auditory psychophysics.
6. To undertake a case study in localization of sound.
7. To undertake a case study in Neuroscience of speech and conversational processing.
8. To be able to describe the use and processes of electrical stimulation by implants
9. To understand the neuroscience of tinnitus.
10. To understand ototoxicity and other causes of tinnitus and hearing loss.