MIT IAP

IAP 2001 Subjects

Brain and Cognitive Sciences

9.94
Independent Activities
New Research in Vision and Action
Mary C. Potter , Robert Gray
Mon-Fri, Jan 8-12, 16-17, 12:30-02:00pm, E25-117

Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F   

For undergraduates taking Course 9 IAP subjects for credit. See IAP Guide for details. May be repeated for credit.
The move towards using "real" actions for studying perception has inspired recent research on vision in relation to action. This series will present talks by a number of research scientists at MIT, Boston University, and the Cambridge Basic Research group.
Each talk will be an hour in length, with 1/2 hour for discussion.
Monday Jan. 8 - Robert Gray, CBR "Introduction: Visual Perception versus Perception for Action"
Tuesday Jan. 9 - Robert Gray, CBR "What can imaginary balls and impossible pitches teach us about baseball batting?"
Wednesday, Jan. 10 - Simon Rushton, CBR "The Visual Guidance of Locomotion on Foot"
Thursday, Jan. 11 - Emilio Bizzi, BCS, MIT Title TBA
Friday, Jan. 12 - Hieko Hecht, MIT Man-Vehicle Lab "The Effective Information for Time-to- Contact Judgments"
Tuesday, Jan. 16 - Lucia M. Vaina, BU & HMS "Deficits of Visually Guided Navigation"
Wednesday, Jan. 17 - Dario Salvucci, CBR "Where We Look when We Drive"
Quiz follows on Jan. 17, for students taking course for credit.
Contact: Mary Potter, NE20-453, x3-5526, potter@psyche.mit.edu

9.95
Independent Activities
Research Topics in Neuroscience
Mary Potter
Mon-Fri, Jan 23-26, 29-1, 02-03:30pm, E25-117

Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F   

For undergraduates taking Course 9 IAP subjects for credit. See IAP Guide for details. May be repeated for credit.
This series of research talks by members of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences introduces students to different approaches to the study of the brain and mind.
Tues. Jan. 23 - S. Seung: "Neural Networks"
Wed. Jan 24 - R. Wurtman: "Develolping a Drug for Stroke or Brain Injury"
Thurs. Jan 25 - G. Schneider: "Regeneration in the Adult Mammalian CNS, with Functional Recovery"
Fri. Jan 26 - P. Sinha: "Object Recognition by Huans and Machines"
Mon. Jan 29 - G. Liu: "How Neurons Communicate"
Tues. Jan 30 - Y. Hayashi: TBA
Wed. Jan 31 - M. Wilson: "Memory Formation in the Hippocampus"
Thurs. Feb. 1 - M. Sur: "How the Cortex Wires Itself"
Quiz follows on Feb. 1, for students taking course for credit.
Contact: Molly Potter, E20-453, x3-5526, potter@psyche.mit.edu

9.96
Independent Activities
Experimental Methods of Adjustable Tetrode Array Neurophysiology
Dr. Jacob E. Levin , Patrick D. Kane
Mon-Fri, Jan 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-2, 11am-03:00pm, E18-208; Lab E18-211

Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 15 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: Attendance by permission of instructor
Level: U 12 units Graded P/D/F   

For undergraduates taking Course 9 IAP subjects for credit. See IAP Guide for details.
Students will be exposed to all aspects of a cutting-edge technique in modern electrophysiology, in a highly structured, team oriented environment. The research projects will probe the neural mechanisms of learning and memory through tetrode array recordings coupled with patterned microstimulation.
For more information, contact the instructor.
Contact: Dr. Jacob E. Levin, E18-311, x2-1841, jelevin@mit.edu

9.97
Independent Activities
Introduction to Neuroanatomy
Suzanne Corkin , Elizabeth Kensinger
Tue Jan 16, Wed Jan 17, Thu Jan 18, Fri Jan 19, Mon Jan 22, 02-04:00pm, TM E25-111, TWR E25-202, 401, 441

Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 75 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F   

This subject will be an intensive introduction to neuroanatomy, involving lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on laboratories, including a brain dissection. The course will not assume any prior knowledge of neuroanatomy, though some general knowledge of brain structures will be helpful.
Contact: Elizabeth Kensinger, E18-470, x3-0784, ekensing@mit.edu

9.98
Independent Activities
Language Processing and Acquisition
Edward Gibson
Mon-Fri, Jan 18-19, 22-26, 29, 01-02:30pm, NE20-461

Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F   

This subject will be an introduction to current research topics in language processing and language acquision. The speakers will be faculty members, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows working in the Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Linguistics and Philosophy. No prior knowledge of linguistics or cognitive science will be assumed, although some background in these fields will be helpful.
Contact: Ted Gibson, NE20-459, x3-8609, gibson@psyche.mit.edu


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