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HST.723J/9.285J - Neural Coding and Perception of Sound

Spring 2009

Lectures: MW, 9:30-11:30am, E51-061  

Labs: Times to be arranged.  In lab facilities at MIT or MEEI

Date

Instructors

Topic

W 2/4

BD 

Introduction to the auditory system

M 2/9

JJG

Cochlear mechanics

W 2/11

BD

Stimulus coding in AN

F 2/13

BD

Lab 1 - Stimulus coding in AN  

Held in MIT 1-115, 9-11am

M 2/16

N/A

President’s day - No class

T 2/17

N/A

ARO Meeting - No Class

W 2/18

N/A

 ARO Meeting - No Class

F 2/20

JJG

Masking, frequency selectivity, hearing impairment

Held in EPL library, MEEI 4th floor

M 2/23

JJG

Theme 1 – Masking & nonlinearity 

W 2/25

JJG

Theme 1 – Masking & nonlinearity 

M 3/2 JJG Neurons, synapses & neurotransmitters  

W 3/4

MCB

Cochlear nucleus I  

M 3/9

AI

Binaural hearing

W 3/11

MCB

Cochlear nucleus II

F 3/13

MCB

Lab 2 - Cochlear nucleus

Held in EPL Chamber 4, MEEI 4th floor

M 3/16

MCB

Theme 2 - Cochlear nucleus

W 3/18

BD

Binaural interactions in brainstem

M 3/23

N/A

Spring vacation

W 3/25

N/A

Spring vacation

M 3/30

BD

Theme 3 - Binaural interactions

W 4/1

BD

Theme 3 - Binaural interactions

F 4/3 MCB Neuroanatomy demonstrations

M 4/6

DKE

Cochlear implants

W 4/8

DKE/BD

Theme 4 - Cochlear implants

F 4/10

TMM

Lab 3 - Binaural unmasking

Held in RLE psychacoustics lab, 36-7XX

M 4/13

MCB

 Auditory cortex

W 4/15

JRM

Human auditory cortex

M 4/20

N/A

Patriot's day holiday

W 4/22

JRM/MCB

Theme 5 - Neural maps and plasticity

M 4/27

JRM/MCB

Theme 6 - Neural maps and plasticity

W 4/29

BD

Pitch: Perception and peripheral mechanisms

M 5/4

BS-C

Auditory scene analysis

W 5/6

BS-C/JRM

Theme 6 - Scene analysis

M 5/11

DB Cortical coding of pitch

W 5/13

BD Theme 7 - Pitch & temporal coding
M 5/18 Staff Final exam
Held in E25-117, 9-12am