Dec 26, 2024

2023-2024 Graduate Calendar

2023-2024 Graduate Calendar [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

HLSC 7312G - Advanced Concepts in Neuromechanics and Sensorimotor Integration

This course will provide students with advanced knowledge and skills in the design, critique, implementation and analysis of research in the areas of neuromechanics and sensorimotor integration. The course has a strong component of experiential learning providing students with exposure to a variety of experimental techniques to enhance their ability to knowledgeably read and critique literature, and to design novel research protocols to address important research questions in the areas of neuromechanics and sensorimotor integration. The goal is to ensure that students have a depth of discipline-specific knowledge so that they can address research as questions in search of answers, rather than being constrained by a technique in search of a question. Students will combine experiential and practical approaches to differentiate the role of various neuroscience and biomechanics data acquisition and analysis techniques, as well as the strengths and limitations of these techniques. Students will synthesize this knowledge in a grand challenge where they write a research grant proposal using an integrated approach to answer an outstanding question in neuromechanics and/or sensorimotor integration. The course combines theory, research laboratory exposure, workshops, critical analysis of original research and student presentations.
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): At least one course in each of Biostatistics, Research Methods and Signal Processing at master’s level; students lacking this background will be required to either enrol in, or audit, some or all of these courses as required by their supervisor.