Drugs supposed to enhance learning or memory

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  1. Examine drugs that are supposed to enhance learning or memory. Do you think they work, and if so, how?
  2. Discuss the mechanism(s) of reuptake of neurotransmitters.
  3. Where does the initiation of movement occur in the brain?
  4. Discuss how the neurotransmitter defects seen in Alzheimer’s disease might contribute to dementia.
  5. What neural mechanisms are involved in attention?
  6. Is a balance between serotonin and norepinephrine (and perhaps other neurotransmitters) necessary to emotional and physical health?
  7. Discuss the evolution of neurotransmission.
  8. What role does the cerebellum play in motor control?
  9. Address the role of a neurotransmitter or brain area in the etiology and/or treatment of Parkinson’s Disease.
  10. Discuss the basal ganglia and its role in motor control.
  11. Compare the roles of dopamine and the endorphins.
  12. Discuss the functional significance of a single axon terminal releasing multiple neurotransmitters.
  13. Physical therapy treatments for lumbar radicular pain.
  14. Discuss physical therapy treatments for people with cerebral palsy and extensor tone.
  15. Discuss the effects of vestibular rehabilitation on patients.
  16. Expected outcomes of supported treadmill stepping following spinal cord injury.
  17. Discuss physical therapy management of stroke patients in the acute setting.
  18. What are the effects of functional electrical stimulation on post-stroke gait.
  19. Discuss balance issues and treatment strategies for falls in the geriatric population.
  20. Address the etiology and physical therapy treatments for multiple sclerosis.
  21. Discuss appropriate and effective stretching techniques for contracture in neurological conditions.
  22. Discuss functional gait assessment and balance evaluation systems in individuals with CVA (or TBI, or MS, or SCI, etc.)
  23. Discuss the progression of ALS and effective patient and family education strategies for these patients.
  24. Compare a variety of locomotor training approaches for patients with chronic SCI.
  25. Discuss the effectiveness of robotic applied resistance during gait training for patients post SCI.
  26. Discuss the Glascow Coma Scale OR the Rancho Los Amigos Scale in detail, including its reliability and validity.
  27. Discuss physical therapy strategies to improve motor function in a neurologically involved patient.
  28. Compare and contrast cognitive issues in patients with senile dementia, Alzheimer’s Dementia, and Parkinson’s Dementia.
  29. Discuss different strategies to enhance motor learning in a neurologically involved patient.
  30. Compare and contrast different theories of motor control.
  31. Discuss strategies to prepare for locomotor training in the non-ambulatory neuro pt.
  32. Discuss the epidemiology and etiology of stroke.
  33. Discuss Evidence Based Practice for a neurological patient with CVA (or other d/o)
  34. Discuss strategies to improve sensory function.
  35. Discuss strategies to improve left neglect.
  36. Discuss strategies to decrease spasticity in the CP patient.
  37. Discuss prevention, health promotion, fitness, and wellness with the patient post TBI.
  38. Discuss physical therapy interventions for patients with TBI in the acute care setting.
  39. Discuss the clinical manifestations and physical therapy treatment options for patients with spinal shock, OR autonomic dysreflexia, or post cauda equina syndrome
  40. Discuss cognitive and perceptual dysfunctions in patients and effective treatment approaches used in the rehab setting.

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