Hippocampus and the Neural Basis of Space and Memory

Undergraduate / Graduate

Our everyday experiences greatly shape who we are as individuals. The multitudes of information in these experiences, including information about the surrounding environment, the sequence of events, and who was there, all must be meaningfully combined to allow for proper navigation through the event and stored in our memories for later recall. In this course we will take a look at the hippocampus, a sea horse shaped region at the center of our brains, and examine its role in episodic memory and spatial navigation. This will include covering topics such as synaptic plasticity, place cells, sleep and replay events, and other current topics in the hippocampal field. By the end of the course you will have fundamental knowledge of hippocampal function, experience engaging with findings central to our understanding of the hippocampus, and opportunities to communicate complex neuroscience topics.