Biology 202 |
Date | Subject | Assignments Due | |
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INTRODUCTION | |||
20 Jan | The problem, and methods of exploration | initial forum posting | |
22 Jan | Neuroanatomy - Inputs and outputs | ||
27 Jan | Neuroanatomy - The central nervous system | forum posting | |
29 Jan | Neurophysiology I | ||
3 Feb | Neurophysiology II | forum posting | |
5 Feb | Neurochemistry | ||
OUTPUT PROCESSING (Motor control) | |||
10 Feb | Reflexology and central pattern generation | forum posting | |
12 Feb | Central pattern generation and corollary discharge | ||
17 Feb | Feedback processing | forum posting | |
19 Feb | Muscle mechanics, motor synergies, and distributed control | ||
24 Feb | Volunary movement | FIRST WEB PAPER | |
INPUT PROCESSING (Sensory processing) | |||
26 Feb | Coding, filtering, and feature detection | ||
2 March | Mapping and stereopsis | forum posting | |
4 March | Color vision | ||
9 March | SPRING BREAK | ||
11 March | SPRING BREAK | ||
16 March | Preattentive and attentive vision | forum posting | |
THE SENSORIMOTOR INTERFACE | |||
18 March | Population coding, parallel and distributed processing | ||
23 March | Superimposed maps and activity-gated divergence | forum posting | |
25 March | Gestalts and choices | ||
30 March | Afference, expectation, and internal feedback | forum posting | |
GLOBAL MODULATING SYSTEMS | |||
1 April | Local and global phenomena - choice, attention, sleep/wake | forum posting | |
6 April | Extrinsic vs. intrinsic factors | SECOND WEB PAPER | |
8 April | Multiple global control mechanisms | ||
THE "I-FUNCTION" (Conscious processing) | |||
13 April | Encephalization and the cortical problem | forum posting | |
15 April | Awareness and self-awareness | ||
20 April | Voluntary action and will | forum posting | |
GENESIS OF NEURAL FUNCTION AND BEHAVIOR | |||
22 April | The reality of the innate | ||
27 April | Forms of neuronal lability, learning and memory | forum posting | |
29 April | Individuality and creativity | ||
FINAL WEB PAPER Seniors: due 5 pm Friday, May 7 Others: due 5 pm, Friday, May 14 |
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