Syllabus

HST.722J/9.044J - Fall 2007
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The course is organized by topics, typically comprising a lecture and a set of related papers for in-class discussion.  This page includes links to all the topic papers and some of the lectures (available either as Adobe PDF or MS Powerpoint (PPT) documents).  Some of the paper selections may not be final.

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Introduction and Course Overview  PDF PPT

Topics

  1. Dorsal cochlear nucleus: Signal processing, multisensory integration and plasticity (Hancock)

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Lecture PDF PPT  

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Papers for discussion Final

  1. Quantitative approaches for studies of neural coding (Delgutte)

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    Lecture PDF PPT

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    Mini-lecture on the Point Process approach to modeling spike activity (Dreyer) PDF PPT

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    Papers for discussion Final

     

  2. Speech motor control (Guenther/Perkell)

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    Lecture: Neural basis of speech motor control (Guenther) PDF PPT

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    Lecture: Auditory, somatosensory and motor interactions in speech production PDF PPT

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    Papers for discussion Final

     

  3. Cortical representation of language (Caplan)

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    Lecture

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    Maps of cortical areas involved in languages PDF PPT

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    Papers for discussion Final

     

  4. Left-right differences in auditory cortex (Melcher)

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    Papers for discussion Final

     

  5. Auditory processing disorders of language (Gabrieli/Melcher)

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    Lecture

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    Papers for discussion Final

     

  6. Student-initiated topic individual proposal and defense

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Instructions

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Audio-visual integration in speech processing PDF

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Cortico-thalamic feedback PDF PPT

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Efficient coding of natural sounds PDF PPT

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Music and the brain: Multisensory integration in music perception and production PDF PPT

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Neural basis for sound localization in owl PDF PPT

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Neural basis of the Motor Theory of speech perception PDF PPT

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Neural correlates of music perception: Rhythm, phrases, movements PDF

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Role of gamma oscillations in perceptual binding and scene analysis PDF PPT

  1. The amygdala and the auditory system (Melcher)

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    Papers for discussion Final

     

  2. Descending systems (Brown)

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Lecture  PDF PPT

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Papers for discussion Final

  1. Rhythm and rate: Perception and physiology  (Melcher)

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Lecture  PDF PPT

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Papers for discussion Final

  1. Student-initiated topic group presentations and discussion

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Cortico-thalamic feedback (Slama/Brown)  Final

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Audio-visual integration in speech processing (Woodbury/Delgutte) Final

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Role of neuronal oscillations in perceptual binding and scene analysis (Dykstra/Melcher) Final