Topics

- Basic scienceso Genetics
	o Molecular mechanisms
	o Morphology and development
	o Physiology and pharmacology of
		- Inner ear
		- Central nervous pathways
	o Control systems
		- Posture and gait
		- Eye movements
			• VOR
			• Vertical and torsional eye movement control
	o Regeneration
	o Adaptive plasticity
	o Mathematical modeling
- Testing balance and function
	o Galvanic vestibular stimulation
	o Eye movement recording techniques
	o VEMP
- Epidemiology
	o Classification of vertigo and dizziness disorders
- The healthy inner ear and it’s central pathways
	o Spatial orientation
	o Perception of motion
	o Visual vestibular interactions
	o Motion sickness & spatial orientation
- Disorders
	o BPPV
	o Acute dizziness or vertigo
		- Vestibular loss
	o Migraine and dizziness
	o Proprioceptive function and disorders
	o Behavioral otoneurology
	o Ménière’s and related disease
	o CNS lesions and dizziness
	o Vestibular disorders in children
- Diagnosis
	o New tests
	o Imaging
- Treatment
	o Rehab
	o Surgery
		- Vestibular implants
	o Pharmacology
-Ageing and balance