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BCS 508: Lecture Schedule

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Date Lecturer Topic
09/03   Labor Day: No Class
09/10 Sarah Heilbronner Basic Principles of Neuroscience: Physiology and Function | pdf
09/17 Xaq Pitkow Computational models of learning by synaptic plasticity | pdf
09/24 Ernie Nordeen Early Development | pdf
09/02-09/05 Ania Majewska Synaptic organization and function; cellular plasticity (We will schedule this week's class differently, from Tuesday-Friday, according to Dr. Majewska's and student availability, to be sorted out). | pdf
10/08   Fall Break: No Class
10/15 Kathy Nordeen Alignment of multimodal maps (barnowls)/vocal learning (songbirds) | pdf
10/22 Ania Majewska Developmental plasticity in visual cortex
10/29 Krystel Huxlin Amblyopia, Cortical Blindess and Perceptual Learning
11/05 Brad Mahon Large Scale Reorganization of Higher Order Visual Areas in the Blind
11/12 Dick Aslin or Jessica Cantlon (Schedule Depending) Developmental constraints
11/19 Ben Hayden Decision Making and Evaluation
11/26 Duje Tadin Unusual forms of brain plasticity
12/03   Student Presentations (As many faculty as possible should attend)
12/10   Student Presentations (As many faculty as possible should attend)

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