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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Jillian Auerbach <<a href="mailto:jilliana@mit.edu">jilliana@mit.edu</a>><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>*Spring 2016 Course 9 Special Topics Subject 9.S51 Consciousness and the Brain*</b><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">November 25, 2015 at 4:41:45 PM EST<br>
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<div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px;"><font color="#006c6e">9.S51 - Consciousness and the Brain</font></span></div>
<div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px;"><font color="#006c6e">Offered Spring 2016: TR 11-12:30p 46-1015</font></span></div>
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<div><b style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#006c6e">How does conscious experience arise from neuronal activity brain? In this course, we will address this question from a psychological, computational, and neurobiological perspective. Specific topics we will
focus on include: What differentiates conscious and unconscious processing in the brain? What are the limits of the unconscious mind? Are there different types of consciousness? Do animals have consciousness? Can robots ever be conscious? Is language necessary
for consciousness? We will discuss empirical results that are particularly relevant for each question and analyze those results within their broader theoretical context. While a significant portion of this course will be devoted to reviewing a variety of
key neuroscience and </font></b></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-size: 16px;"><font color="#006c6e">psychology experiments, we’re going to spend plenty of time discussing and demonstrating them in class. Anyone with an interest in consciousness, regardless of background/field of study
(i.e., psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, computer science, physics, math, etc.) should be well equipped to succeed in this course.</font></b></p>
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<div>Jillian Auerbach</div>
<div>Sr. Admin Undergraduate Program Asst.</div>
<div>MIT - Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)</div>
<div>77 Massachusetts Avenue Bldg. 46-2005R</div>
<div>Cambridge, MA. 02139</div>
<div>Phone: (617) 253-0482</div>
<div>Email: <a href="mailto:jilliana@mit.edu">jilliana@mit.edu</a></div>
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