[bioundgrd] Newly revised BCS course - 9.31

[Janice Chang]

Below is information on 9.31 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (not a bio restricted elective).


9.31 Neurobiology of Learning & Memory

This Course is newly designed this year and will be taught by Professor Martha Constantine-Paton, a member of the BCS faculty with a joint appointment in Biolog

M,W  10:30 -12:00 Rm 46-5193

Occasional Discussion and/or Review Sessions Friday 11:00-12:00 Rm 5193

Faculty: Martha Constantine-Paton,

                 Professor of Brain & Cognitive Science and Biology

TA: Kutay Deniz Atabay Senior Graduate Student, BCS

 It is strongly suggested that students have taken the BCS course 9.01

and/or 9.09/7.29 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology.

 This course will survey the various aspects of learning and memory and the regions of the brain that are deeply involved in these critical skills. The emphasis is mostly on mammals but important invertebrate models will also be discussed.

The course will also define and illustrate the various forms of memory and the attempts to understand the Engram (e.g. How memory is stored in the brain). The Course Involves:

1. Reading review papers and some basic research papers.

2. Presentation of research data by instructors where students will be asked in class to interpret some of the data from the assigned reading.

Grading: One hour exam, one outline for a term paper, 1 term paper where two experiments (e.g. papers on the same topic are explained and evaluated in terms of what new evidence they present. Students will be asked to contrast and/or criticize the two papers.) This final paper is due during exam period.

 A Textbook is not mandatory but Sweat: Learning and Memory can be consulted.  Copies will be available in the library and inexpensive used copies are also available on the internet. Papers on the Reading assignments with PDF’s of the reading assignments will be listed on the course syllabus that will be posted on this website.

Begin forwarded message:

From: Jillian Auerbach <jilliana at mit.edu<mailto:jilliana at mit.edu>>
Subject: Advertising 9.31 to Biology Undergrads
Date: August 16, 2016 at 5:57:06 PM EDT


Martha had asked if I would reach out to see if you would advertise the class she is teaching the fall to Biology undergrads?

I’ve attached what she sent me.

Thanks so much,
Jill
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Jillian Auerbach
Sr. Admin Undergraduate Program Asst.
MIT - Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
77 Massachusetts Avenue Bldg. 46-2005R
Cambridge, MA. 02139
Phone: (617) 253-0482
Email: jilliana at mit.edu<mailto:jilliana at mit.edu>
[cid:dc73cc98-2374-4461-b365-299fb9e0d2e3 at exchange.mit.edu]
*PLEASE NOTE THAT AS OF AUGUST 16TH I WILL BE IN MY TEMPORARY OFFICE SPACE ON THE 5TH FLOOR, RM. 46-5065G*



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