Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
 
9.10/9.100
Cognitive Neuroscience
 Spring, 1999


Cognitive neuroscience is the study of how the brain produces behavior.  This class will examine a range of human cognitive abilities including memory, language, sensory perception and voluntary action, in both the normal and damaged brain.  Our focus will be on human behavior and physiology, but we will occasionally reveiw related work with experimental animals.


Course Information

Lecture:   Mon, Wed   10:30 - 12:00
Recitation: Fri 10:30 - 11:30
Room: E10-013
Instructor: Prof. Suzanne Corkin
E10-001
253-5762, 253-5793
TA: Cindy Kiddoo
E25-236
252-1469
Grading: Undergraduate
4 Quizzes 10%
Midterm 30%
Final Exam 30%
Paper (10-15 pages) 25%
Class Participation 5%
Graduate
4 Quizzes 10%
Midterm 25%
Final Exam 30%
Paper (15-20 pages) 25%
2 presentations during  
recitation
5%
Class Participation 5%
 

Syllabus and Reading Lists

Review Questions
  Motor System: Anatomy and Physiology
Motor System: Disorders
Somatosensory System
Visual System: Anatomy and Physiology
Visual System: Disorders
Visual System: Face Perception
Visual System: Attention and Imagery
Language
Frontal Lobe Functions
Limbic System and Hippocamal Functions
Memory I
Memory II
Memory III
Memory IV
Working Memory in Nonhuman Primates
Spatial Memory and Plasticity
Alzheimer's Disease
Aging
Development Cognitive Neuroscience


Other Links

    Joanna Gaunder's 9.05/9.10 Glossary

    MIT libraries

    MEDLINE (Search for articles)

    BCS homepage
 


Send comments or questions to ckiddoo@mit.edu.