Neuromodulation Support: Syllabus
     
Day 1 8:00-8:15 Welcome and Introductions
  8:15-9:45 Clinical Neurology Introduction
  10:00-11:15 Neuroanatomy
    I. Systems Neuroanatomy Overview
II. Somatosensory System
III. Motor Planning & Anatomy of the Basal Ganglia
11:30-12:00 Clinical Neurology
I. Diseases
II. Cellular Neuropharmacology; Clinical Neuropharmacology
III. Treatment
  12:00-1:00 Lunch
  1:00-2:00 Diagnostic Procedures
  (1:00-1:30) I. Identifying Neuroanatomic Structures
  (1:30-2:00) II. Stereotactic Planning
  2:15-5:00 Targeting & Planning Lab
I. Commercial Software Options
II. The Stereotactic Approach
III. Extrinsic & Intrinsic Mapping
  6:00 Neurosurgical Presentation & Dinner
Day 2 8:00-12:00 Advanced Electronics
I. Basics of Electric Charge & Flow
II. Basic Circuit Elements
III. Impedance
IV. Electrodes
V. Instrumentation
VI. Signal Processing
*working lunch from 11:00-12:00
  12:00-5:00 Advanced Electronics Lab
I. Noise in Recordings
II. Filter Effects
  6:30  Evening Dinner Excursion to Three Rivers (Ethics Discussion)
Day 3 8:00-10:30 Surgical Neurophysiology and Post-Surgical Stimulator Management
    I. Single-Cell Recordings
II. Stimulation
III. Pallidum
IV. Thalamus
V. STN
  10:45-12:00 Programming (IPG)
    I. Goals
II. Parameters
III. Initial Programming
IV. Short-Term Course
V. Long-Term Course
VI. Safety Considerations
  12:00-1:00 Lunch
  1:00-3:00 Surgical Movement Disorders Problem Based Learning Lab
    I. Electronics Playback Lab
    II. Structure Identification & Mapping Using Neuronal Recordings
  3:00-3:15 Closing Statements