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Schedules & LinksSpring 2010Note: All registration should be cleared with Nava Rubin. Click here for additional information about registration procedures and Ph.D. course requirements.
WS = Washington Square Campus Course DescriptionCENTER FOR NEURAL SCIENCECellular, 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. Lab I: Aoki / Carter, staff Lab II: Hawken, 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. Seminar in Neuroeconomics G80.3410 Instructor: Staff Semester: Spring 3 points per term. This seminar will survey the emerging field of neuroeconomics, the interdisciplinary study of the brain's mechanisms for decision evaluation and choice. We will approach these issues from multiple perspectives, drawing on theoretical, behavioral, and neural data from economics, psychology, and neurobiology. Major topics include: decision under risk and uncertainty; multiplayer interactions and social preferences; the role of learning in evaluating options; and choice mechanisms. Development and Dysfunction of the Nervous System G80.3500 Prerequisites: V80.0100 (Intro to Neuro) and V23.0021 (Molec & Cell Bio). Instructor: Sanes Semester: Spring 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 DepartmentsDEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
Genes and Animal Behavior
G23.1082
Developmental Neurobiology
G23.2221
Topics in Genetic and Molecular Neurobiology
G23.2222
Molecular Neural Science Journal Club
G23.3008 DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Perception
G89.2223
Simulation and Data Analysis
G89.2233
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lab
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