The materials and information for this class can be found on Stellar.

Course Description

Lectures and discussions explore the clinical, behavioral, and molecular aspects of brain aging processes in humans.

Topics include: loss of memory and other cognitive abilitites in normal aging; neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. Based on lectures, readings taken from the primary literature, and discussions.

Students are expected to present topics based on their readings. One written mid-term test and one final examination.

Same subject as 9.110J