Dobutamine - Mechanism of Action (2018-05-18T05:42:24.000Z)

Dr Mike explains how speech is produced in the cortex and transmitted to the muscles of articulation (words) and phonation (sound).

How do we understand spoken language and read written language?

Dr. Mike will highlight what parts of the cerebral cortex process language in order to ultimately understand the meaning.

Dr. Mike briefly explains the different pathways that send fine touch and pain signals to the brain and why understanding them is so important clinically!!

How does the motor cortex tell our muscles to move?

In this video, Dr. Mike will explain how we can move the muscles of the head and neck (corticonuclear) and skeletal muscles of the rest of the body (corticospinal).

Swallowing Mechanism: Three phases (2018-04-17T04:06:21.000Z)

Dr. Mike explains what neurons and glia do within the Nervous System.

He highlights the basic structure of a neuron and classifies glia according to their location within either the CNS or PNS.

e.g. oligodendricytes, ependymal cells, astrocytes, microglia, schwann cells, and satellite cells.

Dr. Mike outlines the historical basis and anatomical basis of studying the brain as a speech language pathologist (SLP).

Dr. Mike's briefly explains the layers of the eyeball:

Outer: Sclera and cornea

Middle: Choroid, ciliary body, iris

Inner: Retina

And also discusses the lens and humors (vitreous and aqueous).

Gentamicin: Mechanism of Action (2018-04-06T00:46:30.000Z)