Sample Syllabus: Sensory & Motor Systems Neuroscience, G80/89.2202 and BMSC-GA 4462, Spring 2023 NS2 Schedule of Lectures, Conferences and Exams
Date |
Lec/Conf |
Presentation |
Topic (faculty leaders) |
Jan 24 |
Lec |
636 Meyer |
Retina (Shapley) |
Jan 26 |
Lec |
636 Meyer |
Functional architecture of the LGN & V1 cortex |
Jan 31 |
Lec |
636 Meyer |
(Hawken) Cortical circuits, cell types and connections (Hawken) |
Feb 2 |
Lec |
636 Meyer |
V1 functional characteristics, theory & computation |
Feb 7 |
Lec |
636 Meyer |
(Movshon) Extrastriate visual cortex: organization (Movshon) |
Feb 9 |
Lec |
636 Meyer |
Theories of encoding of sensory information |
Feb 10 |
Conf (9:30-11:30) |
636 Meyer |
(Simoncelli) (Hawken) Group A |
Feb 14 |
Conf (2:00-4:00) Lec |
636 Meyer 636 Meyer |
(Movshon) Group B Theories of decoding of sensory information |
Feb 16 |
Lec |
636 Meyer |
(Simoncelli) Extrastriate visual cortex: dorsal pathway (Movshon) |
Feb 21 |
Lec |
636 Meyer |
Extrastriate visual cortex: ventral pathway (Movshon) |
Feb 23 |
Lec |
SB-G06 |
Audition: periphery (Froemke) |
Feb 28 |
Lec |
SB-G06 |
Audition: central (Froemke) |
Mar 2 |
Lec |
SB-G06 |
Somatosensation: periphery (Gardner) |
Mar 3
Mar 7 |
Conf (9:30-11:30) Conf (2:00-4:00) Lec |
636 Meyer 636 Meyer SB-108 |
(Simoncelli) Group A (Shapley) Group B Somatosensation: central (Gardner) |
Mar 9 |
Lec |
SB-G06 |
Pain and temperature sense (Gardner) |
Mar 10 Mar 13 Mar 17 Mar 21 |
Midterm exam given Spring Break Midterm exam due Lec SB-G06 |
Chemical senses: periphery (Rinberg) |
|
Mar 23 |
Lec SB-G06 |
Chemical senses: central I (Rinberg) |
|
Mar 24
Mar 28 |
Conf (10-Noon) SB-G06 Conf (2:00-4:00) SB-G06 Lec SB-G06 |
(Rinberg) Group A (Ringstad) Group B Muscles, motor neurons & motor pools (Lang) |
|
Mar 30 |
Lec SB- G06 |
Chemical senses: central II (Rinberg) |
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Apr 4 |
Lec SB- G06 |
Reflexes I: Sherrington reflexes & CPGs (Lang) |
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Apr 6 |
Lec SB-G06 |
Reflexes II: posture & locomotion (Lang) |
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Apr 11
Apr 13
Apr 18
Apr 20 |
Lec 636 Meyer
Lec 636 Meyer
Lec SB- G06
Lec SB-G06 |
Descending motor control, motor cortex (Kiani) Sensorimotor integration, posterior parietal cortex (Kiani) Vestibular system and Eye movements I: VOR & OKN (Glimcher) Cerebellum (Lang) |
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Apr 21 |
Conf (10-Noon) SB-G06 Conf (2:00-4:00) SB-G06 |
(Long) Group A (Long) Group B |
|
Apr 25 |
Lec |
SG- G06 |
Eye movements II: saccades, pursuit, vergence |
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(Glimcher) |
Apr 27 |
No Class |
|
Neuroscience Institute Retreat |
Apr 28 |
No Class |
|
Neuroscience Institute Retreat |
May 2 |
Lec |
SB– G06 |
Basal ganglia I (Glimcher) |
May 4 |
Lec |
SB–G06 |
Basal ganglia II (Glimcher) |
May 5 |
Conf (10-Noon) |
SB-G06 |
(Lang) Group A |
|
Conf (2:00-4:00) |
SB-G06 |
(Lang) Group B |
May 5 |
Final exam given |
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May 12 |
Final exam due |
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All lectures are 10-11:50 Students:
Group A: Elisa Chinigo, Ariadna Corredera Asensio, Andy Garcia, Lavinia Faraggiana, Jose Hurtado, Theodore Fisher , Jeong Woo Kim, Tonatiuh Garcia Ruiz , Alan Lai, Isabel Garon, Timothy Ma
Group B: Violet Ivan, Duc Nguyen, Christy Munson, Isabella Rischall, Celine Bellegarda, Diego Rodriguez, Sanne Casello, Chandler Wright, Daniel Hasegan, James Sun
Group leader(s) for conferences:
Conference 1 |
2/10 |
Group A (10 – Noon) Elisa Chinigo, Timothy Ma |
Group B (2:00 – 4:00) Violet Ivan, James Sun |
Conference 2 |
3/03 |
Ariadna Corredera Asensio, Isabel Garon |
Duc Nguyen, Daniel Hasegan, |
Conference 3 |
3/31 |
Andy Garcia, Alan Lai |
Christy Munson, Chandler Wright |
Conference 4 |
4/21 |
Lavinia Faraggiana, Tonatiuh Garcia Ruiz |
Isabella Rischall, Sanne Casello |
Conference 5 |
5/05 |
Jose Hurtado, Theodore Fisher |
Celine Bellegarda, Diego Rodriguez |
Jeong Woo Kim Group Leaders are responsible for:
Meeting with faculty assigned to the conference (suggested at least a week in advance)
Preparing a PPT slide presentation to facilitate discussion during the conference
Resolving consistent timing conflicts (if there are any) by reaching out to other students to switch. If this occurs, please let the administration know.