EE 622 

Engineering in Medicine: Nervous System

3 credit hours
fall semester of odd years 

instructor(s)
	C. F. Babbs, J. D. Bourland, L. A. Geddes, J. A. Nyenhuis, G. R. Wodicka

prerequisites
	Graduate Standing

description
Introduction to the use of engineering in clinical medicine with special
 emphasis on neurology. Topics include: fundamental properties of excitable
 tissues, anatomy of the nervous system, hearing and vision, stimulation, 
electroencephalographic and electromyographic analysis, spinal cord and 
motor evoked potentials, disorders of the nervous system, novel clinical
instrumentation.

text
Deutsch, S., Understanding the nervous system: an engineering perspective, IEEE Press, 1993.

outline

       	Topic	Number of lectures
Fundamental Properties of Excitable Tissues	4
Anatomy of the Nervous System	5
Hearing and Vision 	2
Stimulation
A.	Electrical    	3
B.	Magnetic    	2
EEG and EMG Measurement and Analysis   	3
Spinal Cord
A.	Structure and Function 	3
B.	Evoked Potentials 	2
Disorders of the Nervous System 	2
Novel Clinical Instrumentation	4

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