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The Layout of the Visual System, The Retina, and The Lateral Geniculate Nucleus |
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Introduction to Audition |
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Hair Cells: Transduction, Electrophysiology and "Cochlear Amplifier" |
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The Visual Cortex |
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The ON and OFF Channels |
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The Midget and Parasol Channels |
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Adaptation and Color |
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Depth Perception |
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Form Perception |
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Written Report |
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The Neural Control of Visually Guided Eye Movements, Subcortical Control |
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The Neural Control of Visually Guided Eye Movements, Cortical Control |
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Motion Perception and Pursuit Eye Movements |
Assignment 1 due |
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Discussions and Overview |
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Vision Review Handout |
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Midterm Exam |
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Auditory Nerve
Psychophysics of Frequency Discrimination |
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Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implants |
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Cochlear Nucleus: Tonotopy, Unit Types and Cell Types |
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Brainstem Reflexes: OC Efferents and Middle Ear Muscles |
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| 21 |
Sound Localization: I. Psychophysics and Neural Circuits |
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Sound Localization: II. Superior Olivary Complex and Inferior Colliculus |
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Auditory Cortex: I. General Physiology and Role in Sound Localization |
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Written Report |
Assignment 2 due |
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Discussion of the Homework Assignment |
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Auditory Cortex: II. Bats and Echolocation
Language |
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Eaton-Peabody Lab Tour at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston |
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Review Session: Audition |
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Review Session: Vision |
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Final Exam |
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