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Schedules & Links
Fall 2007
Note: All registration should be cleared with Lynne Kiorpes. Click here for additional information about registration procedures and
Ph.D. course requirements.
WS = Washington Square Campus
Course Description
CENTER FOR NEURAL SCIENCE
Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Neuroscience
G80.2201 Identical to G89.2201.
Open to doctoral candidates in fields relevant to neural science.
Sanes, staff.
4 points.
Team-taught, intensive course. Lectures and readings cover basic biophysics and cellular, molecular, and developmental neuroscience.
Sensory and Motor Systems
G80.2202 Identical to G89.2202.
Open to doctoral candidates in fields relevant to neural science.
Heeger, staff.
4 points.
Team-taught intensive course. Lectures and readings concentrate on neural regulation of sensory and motor systems.
Laboratory in Neural Science I, II
G80.2203, 2204
Open to doctoral candidates in fields relevant to neural science.
Corequisites: G80.2201, G80.2202.
Semple, staff.
3 points per term.
Team-taught, state-of-the-art teaching laboratory in neural science. The first semester includes histology and cellular and molecular neuroscience. The second semester includes neuroanatomy, sensory neurophysiology, modern neuroanatomical tracer techniques, psychophysics, and computational neuroscience.
Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience
G80.2205
Open to doctoral candidates in fields relevant to neuroscience.
Suzuki, Curtis.
4 points.
Team-taught intensive course. Lectures, readings, and laboratory exercises cover neuroanatomy, cognitive neuroscience, learning, memory, and emotion.
Mathematical Tools for Neuroscience
G80.2207
Open to doctoral candidates in fields relevant to neuroscience.
Prerequisites: undergraduate calculus and some programming experience.
Simoncelli, staff.
4 points.
Team-taught intensive course. Lecture, readings, and homework
exercises cover basic mathematical techniques for analysis and
modeling of neural systems. Homework sets are based on the MATLAB
software package.
Introduction to Research in Neural Science I, II
G80.2210, 2211
Open only to doctoral candidates in neural science.
3 points per term.
Research component of the first-year core curriculum in neural science. Students participate in the research activities in several different laboratories to learn current questions and techniques in neuroscience. Performance is evaluated on the basisof learning the literature and proficiency in laboratory techniques, basedon oral and/or written presentations with the laboratory group.
Simulation and Data Analysis
G80.2233 Identical to G89.2233.
Prerequisite: a statistics course, G80.2206, or permission of the instruct
3 points.
Linear Systems
G80.2236 Identical to G89.2236.
3 points.
Function and Dysfunction of Central Auditory Processing
G80.2522
Prerequisites: G80.2201, 2202, or permission of instructor.
Sanes.
3 points.
Explores the relationship between cetral auditory physiology and psychocoustics and those elements of the ctral auditory system that may changwith deafness.
Neuronal Networks
G80.2855 Identical to G63.2856
Prerequisites: Applied Differential Equations.
Rinzel.
3 points.
Lecture course on the formulation and analysis of models for neuronal
ensembles and neuronal computations. Spiking and firing rate mechanistic
treatments of network dynamics as well as probabilistic behavioral
descriptions will be covered. Students will undertake computing projects
related to the course material.
Special Topics in Neural Science
G80.3041, 3042
Staff.
3 points per term.
Special Topics in Neural Science: Synaptogenesis
G80.3042
Prerequisites: G80.2201/G89.2201 or another introductory course that
covers topics of
basic biophysics and cellular, molecular, and developmental neuroscience.
Aoki.
3 points.
Lecture and discussions that explore the axonal, dendritic and
intercellular mechanisms regulating the formation and stabilization
of synapses. The discussions will also consider diseases associated with
abnormalities in these mechanisms and resistance to mutations.
Computational Modeling of Neuronal Systems
G80.3042 Identical to G63.2855
Prerequisites: familiarity with applied differential equations, statistics
and probability.
Rinzel.
3 points.
Lecture/seminar course on computational modeling of neuronal systems, from
cellular to system level, from models of physiological mechanisms to more
abstract models of information encoding and decoding. We will address the
characterization of neuronal responses or identification of neuronal
computations; how they evolve dynamically; how they are implemented in
neural ware; and how they are manifested in human/animal behaviors.
Modeling will involve deterministic and stochastic differential equations,
information theory, and Bayesian estimation and decision theory. Lecturers
from NYU working groups will present foundational material as well as
current research. Examples from various neural contexts, including visual
and auditory systems, decision-making, motor control, and learning and
memory. Students will undertake a course project to simulate a neural
system, or to compare a model to neural data.
Special Topics in Neural Science
G80.3201, 3202
Staff.
3 points per term.
Advanced seminars led by the faculty to provide in-depth consideration of specific topic areas in neural science.
Neural Basis of Color Perception
G80.3234
Prerequisite: G80.2202 orequivalent.
Shapley, staff.
3 points.
Lectures and readings on the major phenomena of color perception (colomixing, color induction and constancolor spaces) and on its retinal and ctical substrates. Readings are from research papers and some secondarysources. Students present critical reviews of one of the papers on the reading list. A paper is required by end of the course on a topic mutually agreeable to student and instructor.
Information Processing and Visual Pathways
G80.3235
Prerequisite: G80.2202 or equivalent.
Shapley, staff
3 points.
Seminar and lecture course in visualsignal processing and visual pathwaThe aim of the course is to reach anunderstanding of vision from a systeanalysis point of view. Readings arefrom research papers and some seconary sources. Students present criticalreviews of one of the papers on the reading list. A paper is required by the end of the course on a topic mutually agreeable to student and instructor.
Classic Papers in Vision Research
G80.3236
Prerequisite: G80.2202 or equivalent.
Krauskopf.
3 points.
Reading and discussion of important papers in vision. Each student leads the discussion of one or more papers.
Neural Basis of Eye Movement Control
G80.3238
Glimcher.
3 points.
Behavioral Neuroscience
G80.3241
LeDoux, Matthews.
3 points.
Neuroanatomy
G80.3242
3 points.
Dissertation Research and Seminar
G80.3301, 3302
Kiorpes, Staff.
1-3 points per term.
Reading Course in Neural Science
G80.3305, 3306
Kiorpes, Staff.
May be repeated for credit.
1-3 points per term.
Stress, Arousal, and the Amygdala
G80.3307
LeDoux.
3 points.
Beyond Filtering: Selected Topics in Visual Perception
G80.3310
Offered in the spring semester, every two years.
Prerequisite: G80.2202 or equivalent, graduate course in perception, or permission of the instructor.
Rubin.
3 points.
Critical examination of modern approaches to vision research. Emphasis is on the interplay between theory and experiment.
Research Problems in Neural Science
G80.3321, 3322
Kiorpes, Staff.
May be repeated for credit.
1-3 points per term.
Neural Control of Movement
G80.3331
May be repeated for credit.
Glimcher.
1-3 points.
Computational Neuroscience Forum
G80.3350
Rinzel.
3 points.
Lecture/seminar course on computational aspects of neural function at cellular/circuit/system levels. Case study approach with four- to six-week segments that focus on specific topic areas. Registered attendees are expected to complete a project and to present one or more journal articles on courserelated topics.
Fellows' Seminar
G80.3380, 3381
Kiorpes.
May be repeated for credit.
1-3 points per term.
One-hour research colloquium given by members of the Center for Neural Science.
Seminar in Current Topics
G80.3390, 3391
May be repeated for credit.
1-3 points per term.
Weekly one-hour research colloquium given by the Center for Neural Science faculty or outside speakers.
Mathematical Aspects of Neurophysiology
G80.3400, G63.2855
May be repeated for credit.
3 points per term.
This course will focus on neurophysiology and biophysics at the cellular
level; the mechanistic and mathematical descriptions of neuronal dynamics
and input/output properties. Topics will include: ionic channels
(current-voltage relations, gating kinetics, different types),
Hodgkin-Huxley equations and reductions (the action potential, repetitive
firing, bursting, propagation), dendrites (branching cable theory, passive
and active membrane, spines), synapses (transmitter release,
depression/facilitation, plasticity). Both analytical (perturbation and
bifurcation methods) and numerical techniques will be described and used,
serving as an applied introduction to these methodologies. Students will
undertake computing projects related to the course material.
Development and Dysfunction of the Nervous System
G80.3500
Prerequisites: V80.0100 (Intro to Neuro) and V23.0021 (Molec & Cell Bio).
Instructor: Sanes
Semester: Fall
4 points.
This course will explore how the nervous system develops in normal
animals, and how genetic and epigenetic factors can disrupt these
processes. Lectures on normal developmental mechanisms will be
interleaved with those on disorders to provide a solid foundation for
our discussions of abnormal events during maturation. The lectures on
normal development cover a broad range of topics including
differentiation, axon outgrowth, synapse formation, specificity of
connections, and plasticity. The lectures on dysfunction include
autism, dyslexia, mental retardation, specific language impairment,
hearing loss, blindness, ADHD, demyelinating or neurodegenerative
disorders, and axon regeneration. The major goals of the course will
be understand the extent to which current theories can explain the
etiology of each disorder, and to learn how basic research can best
facilitate advances in our knowledge and, ultimately, lead to
treatments or cures.
Related Departments
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
Genes and Animal Behavior
G23.1082
Blau
4 points.
Survey of principles and patterns of animal behavior. Covers classical ethological research of Lorenz and others and modern research on the molecular basis of behavior, especially in model systems. Behaviors studied include reproductive behavior, rhythmic behavior, learning and memory, and feeding behavior.
Developmental Neurobiology
G23.2221
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Desplan, Sanes
4 points.
Recent advances in genetic model systems as well as the development of new tools in vertebrate embryology have allowed much insight into the development of the central nervous system (CNS). This course focuses on the development of well-studied central nervous systems through a comparison of invertebrate and vertebrate species. It provides an in-depth description of the molecular and cellular mechanisms that pattern the CNS. Topics include cell specification, synapse formation, and e-dependent plasticity.
Topics in Genetic and Molecular Neurobiology
G23.2222
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Seminar. Holmes.
2 points.
The course
meets Mondays from 9:30-10:45 in room Silver 1009G
(the Biology office conference room). Each week
1 or 2 papers on the neurobiology of drug
addiction are discussed. Topics include molecular
mechanisms of addiction in relation to learning
and memory; genetic screening for novel candidate
mechanisms of addiction in humans and animal models;
and neural circuits that underlie addiction.
No exams or required papers; grades are
based on quality of presentation and
participation in discussion.
Molecular Neural Science Journal Club
G23.3008
May be repeated for credit with permission of the instructor.
Seminar. Azmitia.
2 points.
Students critically discuss selected papers from current literature.
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Perception
G89.2223
Heeger and Landy (Fall and Spring)
3 points.
In-depth survey of psychophysical and modeling methodology, and
vision and auditory research. Topic areas include linear systems
theory, signal detection theory, optics, spatial vision, motion analysis,
depth perception, color vision, auditory coding of intensity
and frequency, sound localization, and speech perception.
Simulation and Data Analysis
G89.2233
Students who have taken G89.1057 will not receive credit for G89.2233.
Maloney.
3 points.
Topics include numerical analysis, probability theory and mathematical statistics essential to developing and evaluating computer simulations of complex cognitive and neural processes.
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lab
G89.2245
Heeger and Inati
3 points.
This course covers the major topics and issues in the
field of fMRI. With this background, students will be able to design
and implement their own fMRI experiments.
Seminar in Perception
G89.3233
Landy.
How to Program Vision Experiments
G89.3397
Pelli.
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