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

Spring 2008

Lectures: MW, 9:30-11:30am, E51-061  

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

Final exam: Monday 5/19, 9-12am, 32-144.

Date

Instructors

Topic

W 2/6

BD 

Introduction to the auditory system

M 2/11

JJG

Cochlear mechanics

W 2/13

BD

Stimulus coding in AN

F 2/15

BD

Lab 1 - Stimulus coding in AN

Lab held in 1-115, 9-11am

M 2/18

N/A

President’s day - No class

T 2/19

N/A

ARO - No Class

W 2/20

N/A

 ARO - No Class

F 2/22

LDB

Masking and frequency selectivity

Class held in 36-462, 9:30-11:30am

W 2/20

N/A

 ARO - No Class

M 2/25

JJG/LDB

Theme 1 – Masking & nonlinearity 

W 2/27

JJG

Theme 1 – Masking & nonlinearity 

F 2/29

TMM

Lab 2 - Auditory masking

M 3/3 JJG Neurons, synapses & neurotransmitters  

W 3/5

MCB

Cochlear nucleus I  

M 3/10

MCB

Cochlear nucleus II

W 3/12

MCB

Theme 2 - Cochlear nucleus

F 3/14

MCB

Lab 3 - Cochlear nucleus

Lab held in EPL Chamber 4, 4th floor of Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary

M 3/17

AI

Binaural hearing

W 3/19

BD

Binaural interactions in brainstem

M 3/24

N/A

Spring vacation

W 3/26

N/A

Spring vacation

M 3/31

BD/AI

Theme 3 - Binaural interactions

W 4/2

BD

Theme 3 - Binaural interactions

M 4/7

DKE

Cochlear implants

W 4/9

DKE/BD

Theme 4 - Cochlear implants

F 4/11

MCB

Neuroanatomy demonstrations

Meet at 9:30am in EPL Library, 4th floor of Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary

M 4/14

MCB

 Auditory cortex

W 4/16

JRM

Human auditory cortex

M 4/21

N/A

Patriot's day holiday

W 4/23

JRM/MCB

Theme 5 - Neural maps and plasticity

M 4/28

JRM/MCB

Theme 6 - Neural maps and plasticity

W 4/30

BD

Pitch: Perception and peripheral mechanisms

M 5/5

DB

Cortical coding of pitch

W 5/7

BD

Theme 6 - Pitch & temporal coding

M 5/12

BS-C Auditory scene analysis

W 5/14

BS-C/JRM Theme 7 - Scene analysis
M 5/19 Staff Final exam: Held in 32-144, 9-12am