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MWF 11am-12pm SOLIS 104
Week 1
1/03
Neurons: membrane potential, action potential (Chapter 6)
1/05
Neurons: post-synaptic, dendritic propagation (Chapter 5)
1/07
Neurons: NMDA channels and learning (Chapter 50, lecture-only)
Week 2
1/10
Networks: backpropagation learning (lecture-only)
1/12
Networks: attractor networks (lecture-only)
1/14
Networks: Hebbian feedfoward learning (lecture-only)
Week 3
1/17
[HOLIDAY]
1/19
Development: neural tube, cortical areas (Chapter 14, 18)
1/21
Visual System: exam review, intro to sensory systems
Week 4
1/24
1ST EXAM ==> postponed to Fri, 1/28
1/26
Visual System: retina, dLGN (Chapter 23)
1/28
Visual System: edges, visual maps (Chapter 27, lecture-only)
Week 5
1/31
Visual System: visual processing streams (Chapter 27, lecture-only)
2/02
Visual System: visual motion (Chapter 27, lecture-only)
2/04
Visual System: attention, objects (Chapter 47, 49)
Week 6
2/07
Somatosensory System: receptors, brainstem (Chapter 23)
2/09
Somatosensory System: somatosensory cortex (Chapter 25)
2/11
Auditory/Vestibular System: transduction (Chapter 23)
Week 7
2/14
Auditory System: sound localization (Chapter 26, lecture-only)
2/16
Auditory System: echolocation, speech sounds (Chapter 26, lecture-only)
2/18
Motor System: gaze stabilization (Chapter 33)
Week 8
2/21
[HOLIDAY]
2/23
2ND EXAM ==> postponed to Mon, 2/28
2/25
Motor System: coordinate transformations (Chapter 33, 48, lecture-only)
Week 9
2/28
Motor System: striatum, cerebellum (Chapter 31, 32)
3/02
Motor System: pattern generators, motor cortex (Chapter 29, 30)
3/04
Limbic System: anatomy (Chap 34, lecture-only)
Week 10
3/07
Limbic System: egocentric place, direction (Chapter 51, lecture-only)
3/09
Human Brain Imaging: structural/functional MRI (lecture-only)
3/11
Human Brain Imaging: EEG/MEG (lecture-only)
Finals
3/17
FINAL EXAM (Thursday) 11:30-2:30PM @ SOLIS 104