CNS/Bi 247

Details

Tuesdays/Thursdays 13:00 - 13:55

Beckman Behavioral Biology (BBB) 333

Map -- The Mabel and Arnold Beckman Laboratories of Behavioral Biology

Course Description / Policies

A general survey of the structure and function of the cerebral cortex. Topics include cortical anatomy, functional localization, and newer computational approaches to understanding cortical processing operations. Motor cortex, sensory cortex (visual, auditory, and somatosensory cortex), association cortex, and limbic cortex. Emphasis is on using animal models to understand human cortical function and includes correlations between animal studies and human neuropsychological and functional imaging literature.

Instructor: Dr. Richard A. Andersen

TA: Matiar Jafari

Office Hours

Dr. Richard A. Andersen, by appointment (andersen@vis.caltech.edu)

Matiar Jafari, by appointment (mjafari@caltech.edu)

Schedule/Assignments

See table below. Subject to change.