Integrative Neuroscience

4.0 credits

Topics APPROACHES & TECHNIQUES: Experimental approaches to relating brain & behavior; Neurophysiological techniques; Computational approaches; Imaging; Neuroanatomical techniques SENSORY SYSTEMS: Somatosensory system; Auditory system; Visual system: retina & retinal projections; LGN & striate cortex, extrastriate cortex; Vestibular system; Chemical senses MOTOR SYSTEMS: Muscles & spinal cord; Motor cortex & descending control; Neural control of eye movements; Basal ganglia: structure & function; Cerebellum REGULATORY AND INTEGRATIVE SYSTEMS: Autonomic function; Hypothalamus; Sleep, arousal & circadian rhythms; Reward systems/Basal ganglia; Brain mechanisms of emotion COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE: Brain plasticity; Learning & Memory; Neural mechanisms of attention; Neural basis of spatial cognition & decision-making; Frontal lobe; Reward & decision-making; Language & Brain. Prerequisite: MUST REGISTER FOR NSC 511 - Human Brain Anatomy; 4 exams (3 on Mondays), submitted questions on readings, class participation.