[Bioundgrd] Fwd: Clinical Neuroscience Talk

[Janice Chang]

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>Special IAP TALK
>Introduction to Clinical Neuroscience, Dr. Thomas Byrne
>Tuesday, January 11th, 10am, E25-111
>This talk is an overview of the course which will be offered during 
>spring semester (see below). 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, NE20-460, tnbyrne at mit.edu
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>The department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences is pleased to offer a 
>new course this spring, 9.91: A Clinical Approach to the Human 
>Brain.  The course is for 3-0-9 units, and is taught by Thomas N. 
>Byrne, M.D.  The time is MW 9:30-11:00am.  The description is below. 
>Students can preview the course's stellar site at: 
>http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/9/sp05/9.91.
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>The course is limited to 25 students.  It is appropriate for 
>freshman through senior classes, science and non-science students 
>alike.  Students should pre-register online and email 
>jjacobso at mit.edu a short paragraph about why they'd like to take the 
>course.  Lottery deadline is January 31st.
>
>Title: A Clinical Approach to the Human Brain
>The goal of the seminar is to offer an introduction to normal and 
>abnormal human brain functioning.   Topics that are studied include: 
>The cellular basis of activity-dependent development, "critical 
>periods," and plasticity of the brain through learning; 
>Neurotransmitters and emotional disorders;  FMRI studies of vision, 
>language, dyslexia, motor function, pain, placebo effects and 
>emotional states.  A hypothesis describing how the brain works by 
>computer scientist, Jeff Hawkins, inventor of Palm Pilot is 
>discussed.   The implications for education, prevention of dementia 
>and dyslexia are emphasized.
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>Jason Jacobson
>Undergraduate Administrator
>MIT Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences
>NE20-384, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
>Cambridge, MA  02139
>Tel: 617-253-0482
>Fax: 617-253-9767
>
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