9.911
Spec Top: Brain & Cog Sci
Responsible Conduct in Science
Matt Wilson
Mon Jan 26 thru Fri Jan 30, 02-04:30pm, E25-117
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
No listeners
Prereq: Limited to BCS Graduate Students
Level: H 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
To provide instruction and dialog on practical ethical issues relating to the responsible conduct of human and animal research in the brain and cognitive sciences. Specific emphasis will be placed on topics relevant to young researchers including data handling, animal and human subjects, misconduct, mentoring, intellectual property, and publication. Preliminary assigned readings, initial faculty lecture followed by discussion groups of four to five students each. A short written summary of the discussions will be submitted at the end of each class.
Contact: Matt Wilson, E18-370, x3-2046, wilson@ai.mit.edu
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9.94
Independent Activities
From Vision to Cognition (and Back)
Josh Tenenbaum, Ruth Rosenholtz
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
For undergraduates taking Course 9 IAP subjects for credit. See IAP Guide for details. May be repeated for credit.
An introduction to state-of-the-art research on the interface of visual perception and cognition. Questions include: How do we perceive the properties of surfaces and materials -- percepts that often far exceed our capacity for verbal description? How do we find what or whom we're looking for in a crowded, briefly viewed scene? How do we recognize people viewed at a distance? How do we learn names for kinds of objects? How do the ways we speak or think affect the way we see the world? There will be a quiz on the final day, required for credit.
Contact: Josh Tenenbaum, NE20-449, x2-2010, jbt@mit.edu
Surface and Material Perception
Ted Adelson
Mon Jan 12, 03-05:00pm, E25-117
Visual Search
Ruth Rosenholtz
Tue Jan 13, 03-05:00pm, E25-117
Conceptual Short-Term Memory and Scene Perception
Molly Potter
Wed Jan 14, 03-05:00pm, E25-117
Scene Perception and Search
Antonia Torralba
Thu Jan 15, 03-05:00pm, E25-117
Top-Down Influences on Vision
Jon Winawer and Nathan Witthoft
Fri Jan 16, 03-05:00pm, E25-117
Time & Space (& Other Confusions)
Daniel Casasanto
Tue Jan 20, 03-05:00pm, E25-117
Inductive Inference in Vision and Cognition
Josh Tenenbaum
Wed Jan 21, 03-05:00pm, E25-117
Josh Tenenbaum, Ruth Rosenholtz
Thu Jan 22, 03-05:00pm, E25-117
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9.95
Independent Activities
Research Topics in Neuroscience
Peter Schiller
Mon-Fri, Jan 21-23, 26-30, 10am-12:00pm, E25-117
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
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. Attendance at all sessions manadatory. There will be an exam on the 30th, required for credit. Note: the first three lectures will be held in E25-401.
Contact: Peter Schiller, E25-634C, x3-5754, phschill@mit.edu
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9.97
Independent Activities
Introduction to Neuroanatomy
Rutledge Ellis-Behnke
Fri Jan 16, Tue Jan 20, Wed Jan 21, Thu Jan 22, Fri Jan 23, 12-02:00pm, 6-120
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 13-Dec-2003
Limited to 75 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
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. To register, email jjacobso@mit.edu between December 2nd and 13th. Do not email before December 2nd. Include your name, ID#, year at MIT, and major. Year at MIT will be a determining factor in the lottery, with preference given to upperclass students.
Contact: Rutledge Ellis-Behnke, E25-634, x3-4556, rutledg@mit.edu
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9.98
Independent Activities
Language and Mind
Edward Gibson
Mon-Fri, Jan 21-23, 26-28, 03-04:30pm, E25-111, 1st session ends at 4pm
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
This course will address some fundamental points regarding human language: how language is represented in our minds; how language is acquired by children; how language is processed by adults; the relationship between language and thought; exploring how language is represented and processed using brain imaging methods; and computational modeling of human language acquisition and processing. This course is intended for undergraduates. No background in psychology or linguistics is required.
Web: http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/9/ia04/9.98/index.html
Contact: Edward Gibson, NE20-459, x3-8609, egibson@mit.edu
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9.99
Independent Activities
Abnormal Language and Linguistic Theory
Kenneth Wexler, Christopher Hirsch
Mon Jan 26 thru Fri Jan 30, 12-02:00pm, 66-144
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F
For undergraduates taking Course 9 IAP subjects for credit. See IAP Guide for details.
The study of abnormal language is becoming an important topic in the cognitive and linguistic sciences. This activity will provide lectures on an introduction to some active research topics in abnormal language. The primary goal is to understand how these pathologies can inform and be informed by concrete linguistic theory. There will be four lectures on 1) the study of aphasia, 2) Specific Language Impairment, 3) Down Syndrome and William’s Syndrome and 4) linguistic abilities when there is only one intact cortical hemisphere. The fifth lecture/discussion will attempt to integrate what we’ve learned from the separate fields, asking whether the different pathologies can inform us about the other ones and about the nature of language and its development. The series will seriously consider the hypothesis that we can discover a great deal about linguistic pathology by considering at least some of it to result from the loss of particular linguistic sub-modules. These lectures are intended to be available to students, faculty and other participants with at least some background in linguistics.
Web: http://wexlerlab.mit.edu/IAPabnormal
Contact: Christopher Hirsch, NE20-415, x3-8175, ckh@mit.edu
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