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Permanent Dual Level Course, BME 528 Engineering Faculty Document No. 1-05 May
09, 2005 Page
1 of 3 TO: The
Engineering Faculty FROM: Weldon
School of Biomedical Engineering RE: New
Dual Level Course Number The Weldon School of Biomedical
Engineering has approved the following new course in BME to be cross
listed with existing course ECE 528. This
action is now submitted to the Engineering Faculty with a recommendation for
approval. BME 528 Measurement
and Stimulation of the Nervous System Sem. 2. Class 3, cr. 3. Prerequisite:
ECE 301, ECE 302 or permission of the instructor. Engineering principles addressing questions of clinical significance in the nervous system: Neuroanatomy, fundamental properties of excitable tissues, hearing, vision, motor function, electrical and magnetic stimulation, functional neuroimaging, disorders of the
nervous system, development and refinement of sensory prostheses. Reason: This course
will serve as the capstone for undergraduates in both BME and ECE who desire a
bioelectrical focus, and as an entry course for graduate students who wish to
pursue research that benefits from knowledge in the areas of neural prostheses
or neuroimaging.
This course is currently offered as ECE 528. George R. Wodicka Professor and Head Engineering Faculty Document No. 1-05 May
09, 2005 Page
2 of 3 BME 528 Measurement and Stimulation of the Nervous System Supporting Documentation: Person-In-Charge: Thomas Talavage Level: Dual Level Credit: 3 Course
Objective: As current technologies enable more extensive interfacing of man-made
devices with biological systems, potential exists for development of advanced
neural prostheses to repair or replace lost neural function in a human
population. Understanding
of the human central nervous system brought about by the past combination of
neuroscience and engineering has enabled development of current and pending
neural protheses for audition, vision and motor
functions. Future developments will be
shaped by multi-disciplinary teams that utilize traditional neurophysiologic
study (e.g., electrophysiology, neuroimaging) with
modern engineering technologies (e.g., MEMS).
Students in this course will be exposed to both perspectives and
demonstrate the integration thereof through a group research proposal related
to enhancing our ability to repair or replace function in the impaired nervous
system. Course Outline: Topics Weeks ·
Overview of the nervous system; basic neuroanatomy 1
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Neurophysiology (cellular models; stochastic
operation) 2
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Overview of neural systems 2
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Student presentations on nervous system measurement
and stimulation 2 ·
Operation, measurement and correction of visual
system 2
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Operation, measurement and correction of auditory
system 2 ·
Operation, measurement and correction of motor system 2 · Student research paper presentations 2 Engineering
Faculty Document No. 1-05 May
09, 2005 Page
3 of 3 Required Text: J Nolte, The Human Brain: An Introduction to Its Functional
Anatomy, 5th Edition, Mosby, Inc., 2002. (ISBN:
0-323-01320-1) Recommended References: 1)
TF Weiss, Cellular Biophysics (Volume 2): Electrical Properties, 1st Edition, MIT
Press, 1995. (ISBN: 0-262-23184-0) 2)
PE Roland, Brain Activation, 1st Edition,
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997.
(ISBN: 0-471-18441-1) 3) WW Orrison, Jr., JD Lewine, JA
Sanders, MF Hartshorne, Functional Brain Imaging, 1st Edition, Mosby-Year Book, 1994.
(ISBN: 0-8151-6509-9) |
