9.01 Introduction to Neuroscience, Fall 2004
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Author(s)
Bear, Mark F.
Seung, H. Sebastian
Alternative Title
Introduction to Neuroscience
Date Issued
December 2004
Abstract
Relation of structure and function at various levels of neuronal integration. Topics include: functional neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, sensory and motor systems, centrally programmed behavior, sensory systems, sleep and dreaming, motivation and reward, emotional displays of various types, "higher functions" and the neocortex, and neural processes in learning and memory. In order to improve writing skills in describing experiments and critiquing published research in neuroscience, students are required to complete four homework assignments and one literature review with revision. From the course home page: Course Description This course begins with the study of nerve cells which includes their structure, the propagation of nerve impulses and transfer of information between nerve cells, the effect of drugs on this process, and the development of nerve cells into the brain and spinal cord. Next, sensory systems such as hearing, vision and touch are covered as well as a discussion on how physical energy such as light is converted into neural signals, where these signals travel in the brain and how they are processed. Other topics include the control of voluntary movement, the neurochemical bases of brain diseases, and those systems which control sleep and consciousness, learning and memory.
Subjects
neuroscience
vision
hearing
neuroanatomy
color vision
blind spot
retinal phototransduction
center-surround receptive fields
corticalmaps
primary visual cortex
simple cells
complex cells
extrastriate cortex
ear
cochlea
basilar membrane
auditory transduction
hair cells
phase-locking
tonotopy
sound localization
auditory cortex
somatosensory system
motor system
synaptic transmission
action potential
sympathetic neurons
parasympathetic neurons
cellual neurophysiology
learning
memory
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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