Neuroscience Graduate Program

Neuroscience Graduate Program at UCSF

NS243 - Spring 2008

NS243 - Spring 2008
Cognitive Neuroscience

Course Director: Adam Gazzaley
E-mail: adam.gazzaley@ucsf.edu

Prerequisite: NS201 or permission of the course director.

First Class: Monday, March 31, 2008
Classes are held Monday and Wednesday evenings from 5:00-7:00pm in GH S261, Mission Bay.
The Monday, May 26 class will be on Tuesday, May 27.
Attendance is expected (for those taking the course for credit).

Course Description:
This course will cover research investigating the neural basis of cognition, primarily focusing on neurophysiological studies in animals using electrode recordings and humans using fMRI, PET, MEG, EEG, and TMS. Topics to be covered include methods, perception, attention, memory, executive functions, reward, emotion, motor control, language, development and aging.

Course Materials:
Materials will be located at the right as they are added.

Class Schedule:

Date	Time	Location	Lecturer	Subject
March/April
Mon. March 31	5-7pm	GH S261	Adam Gazzaley	Lecture: Introduction/Methods
Wed. April 2	5-7pm	GH S261	Adam Gazzaley	Lecture: Perception/Imagery
Mon. April 7	5-7pm	GH S261	Adam Gazzaley	Discussion: Perception/Imagery
Wed. April 9	5-7pm	GH S261	Adam Gazzaley	Lecture: Attention
Mon. April 14	5-7pm	GH S261	Adam Gazzaley	Discussion: Attention
Wed. April 16	5-7pm	GH S261	Adam Gazzaley	Lecture: Executive Function/Working Memory
Mon. April 21	5-7pm	GH S261	Adam Gazzaley	Discussion: Executive Function/Working Memory
Wed. April 23	5-7pm	GH S261	Loren Frank	Lecture: Long-Term Memory
Mon. April 28	5-7pm	GH S261	Loren Frank	Discussion: Long-term Memory
Wed. April 30	5-7pm	GH S261	Ezequiel Morsella	Lecture: Language
May
Mon. May 5	5-7pm	GH S261	Ezequiel Morsella	Discussion: Language
Wed. May 7	5-7pm	GH S261	Howard Rosen/Jennifer Mitchell	Lecture: Reward/Emotion
Mon. May 12	5-7pm	GH S261	Howard Rosen/Jennifer Mitchell	Discussion: Reward/Emotion
Wed. May 14	5-7pm	GH S261	Flip Sabes	Lecture: Control of Action
Mon. May 19	5-7pm	GH S261	Flip Sabes	Discussion: Control of Action
Wed. May 21	5-7pm	GH S261	Silvia Bunge	Lecture: Cognitive Development
Mon. May 26	No Class--UCSF Holiday
Tues. May 27	5-7pm	GH S261	Silvia Bunge	Discussion: Cognitive Development
Wed. May 28	5-7pm	GH S261	Adam Gazzaley	Lecture: Aging
June
Mon. June 2	5-7pm	GH S261	Adam Gazzaley	Discussion: Aging
Wed. June 4	5-7pm	GH S261		Small Group Presentation
Mon. June 9	5-7pm	GH S261	TBD	Course Evaluation