Dr. Block's teaching
Fall semester courses
SPH-K 543: Cortical Control Of Human Movement (3cr)
Cross-listed with Neuroscience
Offered in the Fall semester. TuTh 2:30-3:45 PM, SPH 012
Course instructor: Hannah Block
Course description: Many areas of the brain contribute to the control of movement. Through lectures and discussions of primary literature, this course will examine our current understanding of the cortical and sub-cortical motor structures of the brain. The student will learn the anatomy and physiology of these structures, their contributions to motor control, and the movement deficits that result from stroke or trauma to these regions. We will cover the primary motor cortex, premotor cortex, supplementary motor area, cerebellum, and basal ganglia, and we will discuss posterior parietal cortex and the role of sensory information and neural networks in motor control. This course includes a short writing assignment that students can submit to Neuro Forum, a publication of the Journal of Neurophysiology.
Text: no textbook required.
Cross-listed with Neuroscience
Offered in the Fall semester. TuTh 2:30-3:45 PM, SPH 012
Course instructor: Hannah Block
Course description: Many areas of the brain contribute to the control of movement. Through lectures and discussions of primary literature, this course will examine our current understanding of the cortical and sub-cortical motor structures of the brain. The student will learn the anatomy and physiology of these structures, their contributions to motor control, and the movement deficits that result from stroke or trauma to these regions. We will cover the primary motor cortex, premotor cortex, supplementary motor area, cerebellum, and basal ganglia, and we will discuss posterior parietal cortex and the role of sensory information and neural networks in motor control. This course includes a short writing assignment that students can submit to Neuro Forum, a publication of the Journal of Neurophysiology.
Text: no textbook required.
NEUS-N 500: Neural Science I (3cr)
Offered in the Fall semester. Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:45 AM, Psychology Room 113
Course Coordinator: Nicholas Port. Additional instructors: Hannah Block, Cary Lai, John Beggs.
Course description: This course is designed to be the first half of a comprehensive introduction to the broad field of neuroscience. N500 is an interdisciplinary course, team taught by faculty whose collective background and expertise ensure coverage of most major areas of research on nervous system functioning. N500 is divided into four sections, each taught by a faculty member closely associated with the research in that section. Dr. Beggs’ section of the course will focus on the cellular physiology, excitability of neurons, and basics of synaptic transmission. Dr. Lai’s section will focus on basic molecular biology, the regulation of gene expression and signal transduction. Dr. Block’s section will focus on the neurobiology of motor systems. Dr. Port’s section will focus on sensory neurobiology. This course will provide the necessary background for students to pursue research and additional graduate coursework in neuroscience. The level of the course is aimed at graduate students enrolled in the Neuroscience Program as well as others whose research and scientific interests involve the nervous system.
Text: no textbook required.
Offered in the Fall semester. Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:45 AM, Psychology Room 113
Course Coordinator: Nicholas Port. Additional instructors: Hannah Block, Cary Lai, John Beggs.
Course description: This course is designed to be the first half of a comprehensive introduction to the broad field of neuroscience. N500 is an interdisciplinary course, team taught by faculty whose collective background and expertise ensure coverage of most major areas of research on nervous system functioning. N500 is divided into four sections, each taught by a faculty member closely associated with the research in that section. Dr. Beggs’ section of the course will focus on the cellular physiology, excitability of neurons, and basics of synaptic transmission. Dr. Lai’s section will focus on basic molecular biology, the regulation of gene expression and signal transduction. Dr. Block’s section will focus on the neurobiology of motor systems. Dr. Port’s section will focus on sensory neurobiology. This course will provide the necessary background for students to pursue research and additional graduate coursework in neuroscience. The level of the course is aimed at graduate students enrolled in the Neuroscience Program as well as others whose research and scientific interests involve the nervous system.
Text: no textbook required.
Spring semester courses
SPH-K 550, section 14728: MATLAB for data analysis (3cr)
Offered in the Spring semester. MWF 10:10-11 AM, BH 107
Course instructor: Hannah Bock
Course description: This course is intended for programming novices, with little or no background in any programming language. We will cover the basics of programming in general and MATLAB in particular, with a focus on analyzing types of data common in behavioral and physiological research. Topics include variables, scripts and functions, selection statements, loops, string manipulation, data structures, file input and output, data plotting, indexing, statistics, and curve fitting. Throughout the course, students will analyze a real dataset containing both continuous and categorical data. As we cover each topic, students will perform a related part of the analysis. By the end of the course we will have fully analyzed and plotted both single subject and group data.
Text: Matlab: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving (3rd ed), by Stormy Attaway. Available FREE with your IU login.
Offered in the Spring semester. MWF 10:10-11 AM, BH 107
Course instructor: Hannah Bock
Course description: This course is intended for programming novices, with little or no background in any programming language. We will cover the basics of programming in general and MATLAB in particular, with a focus on analyzing types of data common in behavioral and physiological research. Topics include variables, scripts and functions, selection statements, loops, string manipulation, data structures, file input and output, data plotting, indexing, statistics, and curve fitting. Throughout the course, students will analyze a real dataset containing both continuous and categorical data. As we cover each topic, students will perform a related part of the analysis. By the end of the course we will have fully analyzed and plotted both single subject and group data.
Text: Matlab: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving (3rd ed), by Stormy Attaway. Available FREE with your IU login.
SPH-K 641: Topics in motor integration (3cr)
Offered in the Spring semester, schedule TBA.
Course instructors: David Koceja, Hannah Block
Course description: A discussion of current research concerns in motor integration. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Text: no textbook required.
Offered in the Spring semester, schedule TBA.
Course instructors: David Koceja, Hannah Block
Course description: A discussion of current research concerns in motor integration. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
Text: no textbook required.