Introduction to Clinical Neuroscience
Thomas Byrne
Tue Jan 11, 10am-12:00pm, E25-111
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
This talk is an overview of the course which will be offered during spring semester. Taught by a neurologist, the seminar is designed to study how the human brain works in health and disease and emphasizes clinical cases. The anatomy & physiology that give rise to movement, sensation, vision, memory and emotion are reviewed. fMRI which shows brain activity when we see, move a finger, read, experience emotion or perform mental arithmetic will be discussed. Disorders such as dyslexia, amblyopia, emotional and memory disorders are studied. Critical periods in development are discussed. Readings will be chiefly from Neuroscience, by Purves et al and from journal articles.
Web: http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/9/sp05/9.91
Contact: Thomas Byrne, NE20, tnbyrne@mit.edu
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The Quest for Consciousness
Gabriel Kreiman
Fri Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, 10-11:00am, E25-202
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
What is the neurobiological basis of consciousness? This question constitutes one of the most challenging and fascinating problems in Neuroscience. This series will focus on a description and discussion of the search for the neuronal basis of visual consciousness. The discussion will focus largely on the efforts of Francis Crick and Christof Koch, particularly on Prof. Koch’s book (see http://www.questforconsciousness.com/).
For further information, please check web page (see below)
Web: http://ramonycajal.mit.edu/kreiman/academia/classes/ncc/iap_ncc.htm
Contact: Gabriel Kreiman, E25-201, x3-0547, kreiman@mit.edu
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