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Date Topic Book Chapters

Jan 06

First Meeting

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Jan 08

Energy and Matter

1: Introduction

Jan 13

Cute Neurons

1: Introduction

Jan 15

Ugly Brains

9: Hearing Basics

Jan 20

MLK Day

Jan 22

Auditory Psychophysics

10: Hearing Where and What

Jan 27

Fourier Analysis and the Cochlea

10: Hearing Where and What

Jan 29

Fourier Synthesis and the Auditory Cortex

11: Music and Speech

Feb 03 Sound Localization 10: Hearing Where and What

Feb 05

Review

 

Feb 10

Exam 1

 

Feb 12

Somatosensory Psychophysics

13: Touch

Feb 17

Mechanoreceptors: detection vs. identification

13: Touch

Feb 19

Mechanoreceptors: detection vs. identification

13: Touch

Feb 24

Nociceptors

15: Taste

Feb 26

Pain and Drug Action

15: Taste 

Mar 03

Gustatory Psychophysics

14: Olfaction 

Mar 05

Olfactory Psychophysics

14: Olfaction

Mar 10-14

Spring Break

 

Mar 17

Review

Mar19

Exam 2

Mar 24

Vision Psychophysics

2: First Steps in Vision

Mar 31

The Human Eye & Retina 2: First Steps in Vision

Apl 02

Visual Pathways

2: First Steps in Vision

Apl 07

Visual Pathways

3: Spatial Vision

Apl 09

Visual Cortex

4: Objects

Apl 14

Visual Cortex

5: Perception of Color

Apl 16 Development 6: Space Perception
Apl 21 Development 7: Motion Perception

Apl 23

Extra Credit (SMNQ) and Review

Apl 30, 5:30p

Exam 3

 

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