Schedule

Wed, Aug 22

• Topics
  • Structure of the course, Read BW¹ 1:1-21.
  • Does neuroscience need behavior? Does behavioral science need the brain?
  • Methods in neuroscience
• Readings
  • (recommended) Krakauer, J. W., Ghazanfar, A. A., Gomez-Marin, A., MacIver, M. A., & Poeppel, D. (2017). Neuroscience needs behavior: Correcting a reductionist bias. Neuron, 93(3), 480–490. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2016.12.041
  • https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cognitive_Psychology_and_Cognitive_Neuroscience/Behavioural_and_Neuroscience_Methods.
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF
  • More on MRI physics

Fri, Aug 24

• Topics
  • Methods in neuroscience, Read BW² 2:51-57, 3:88-92.
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF
  • https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cognitive_Psychology_and_Cognitive_Neuroscience/Behavioural_and_Neuroscience_Methods
  • (Optional) Cohen, M. X. (2017). Where Does EEG Come From and What Does It Mean? Trends in Neurosciences, 40(4), 208–218. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2017.02.004
  • (Optional) Logothetis, N. K., Pauls, J., Augath, M., Trinath, T., & Oeltermann, A. (2001). Neurophysiological investigation of the basis of the fMRI signal. Nature, 412(6843), 150–157. Retrieved January 20, 2016, from http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v412/n6843/abs/412150a0.html
  • (Optional) Hillman, E. M. C. (2014). Coupling mechanism and significance of the BOLD signal: a status report. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 37, 161–181. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-071013-014111.

Wed, Aug 29

• Topics
  • Neuroanatomy. Read BW³ 2:36-51.
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF

Fri, Aug 31

• Topics
  • Neuroanatomy. Read BW⁴ 2:36-51.
• Materials
• Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF

Wed, Sep 5

• Topics
  • Wrap-up on neuroanatomy
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF

Fri, Sep 7

• Topics
  • Neuroanatomy Lab.
• Materials
  • Neuranatomy lab handout

Wed, Sep 12

• Topics
  • Cellular neuroanatomy. Read BW 2:24-35.
• Reading
  • Zeng, H., & Sanes, J. R. (2017). Neuronal cell-type classification: challenges, opportunities and the path forward. Nature Reviews Neuroscience. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrn.2017.85.
  • Oliveira, J. F., Sardinha, V. M., Guerra-Gomes, S., Araque, A., & Sousa, N. (2015). Do stars govern our actions? Astrocyte involvement in rodent behavior. Trends in Neurosciences, 38(9), 535–549. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2015.07.006
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF

Fri, Sep 14

• Topics
  • Quiz 1. | Download |. Due at start of class on Friday, September 21, 2018.
  • Neurophysiology. Read BW 3:61-78.
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF

Wed, Sep 19

NO CLASS

Fri, Sep 21

• Quiz-01 due. Submit here.
• Topics
  • Neural communication. Read BW 3:78-92.
  • Neurochemistry. Read BW: 4:95-100.
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF

Wed, Sep 26

• Topics
  • Neurochemistry II. Read BW 4:101-130.
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF

Fri, Sep 28

• Topic
  • Hormones. 5:125-154. Read BW 5:131-159.
  • Brain/gut connection
• Reading
  • Sarkar, A., Lehto, S. M., Harty, S., Dinan, T. G., Cryan, J. F., & Burnet, P. W. J. (2016). Psychobiotics and the manipulation of bacteria-gut-brain signals. Trends in Neurosciences, 39(11), 763–781. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2016.09.002
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF

Wed, Oct 3

• Topics
  • Evolution & Development. Read BW 6 & 7.
• Reading
  • Optional Hofman 2014.
  • Rakic, P. (2009). Evolution of the neocortex: a perspective from developmental biology. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 10(10), 724–735. Retrieved October 5, 2015, from http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v10/n10/abs/nrn2719.html.
  • Cao, M., Huang, H., & He, Y. (2017). Developmental connectomics from infancy through early childhood. Trends in Neurosciences, 40(8), 494–506. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2017.06.003
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF

Fri, Oct 5

NO CLASS

Wed, Oct 10

• Topics
  • Brain development.
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF

Fri, Oct 12

• Topics
  • Perception. Read BW 8:230-241.
• Reading
  • Murray, M. M., Lewkowicz, D. J., Amedi, A., & Wallace, M. T. (2016). Multisensory Processes: A Balancing Act across the Lifespan. Trends in Neurosciences, 39(8), 567–579. Retrieved July 28, 2016, from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166223616300480
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides

Wed, Oct 17

• Topics
  • Perception and Action. Read BW 10: 301:335, 11: 341:368.
• Reading
  • Nielsen, J. B. (2016). Human Spinal Motor Control. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 39, 81–101. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-070815-013913
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF

Fri, Oct 19

• Topics
  • Action II
  • Quiz 2 distributed. | Download |. Due at start of class on Friday, October 26, 2018.
• Reading
  • Shenoy, K. V., Sahani, M., & Churchland, M. M. (2013). Cortical control of arm movements: A dynamical systems perspective. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 36, 337–359. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-062111-150509.
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF slides

Wed, Oct 24

• Topics
  • Cognition & language. Read BW 19.
• Reading
  • Hagoort, P., & Indefrey, P. (2014). The neurobiology of language beyond single words. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 37, 347–362. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-071013-013847.
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF slides

Fri, Oct 26

• Topics
  • Learning & memory. Read BW 17.
• Reading
  • Squire, L. R., & Wixted, J. T. (2011). The cognitive neuroscience of human memory since H.M. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 34, 259–288. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-061010-113720.
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF slides

Wed, Oct 31

• Topic
  • Emotion. Read BW 15.
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF slides
• Readings + Pellman, B. A., & Kim, J. J. (2016). What Can Ethobehavioral Studies Tell Us about the Brain’s Fear System? Trends in Neurosciences, 39(6), 420–431. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2016.04.001 + Hu, H. (2016). Reward and Aversion. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 39, 297–324. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-070815-014106

Fri, Nov 2

• Topics
  • Fear, stress, & reward. Read BW 15.
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF slides
• Readings
  • Musazzi, L., Tornese, P., Sala, N., & Popoli, M. (2017). Acute or Chronic? A Stressful Question. Trends in Neurosciences. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2017.07.002
  • Watabe-Uchida, M., Eshel, N., & Uchida, N. (2017). Neural Circuitry of Reward Prediction Error. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 40, 373–394. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-072116-031109

Wed, Nov 7

• Topics
  • Disorder and Disease. Read BW 16.
• Reading
  • Hunt, M. J., Kopell, N. J., Traub, R. D., & Whittington, M. A. (2017). Aberrant Network Activity in Schizophrenia. Trends in Neurosciences, 40(6), 371–382. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2017.04.003
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF

Fri, Nov 9

• Topics
  • Disorder and Disease. Read BW 16.
• Reading
  • Pawluski, J. L., Lonstein, J. S., & Fleming, A. S. (2017). The neurobiology of postpartum anxiety and depression. Trends in Neurosciences, 40(2), 106–120. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2016.11.009
  • Namkung, H., Kim, S.-H., & Sawa, A. (2017). The insula: An underestimated brain area in clinical neuroscience, psychiatry, and neurology. Trends in Neurosciences, 40(4), 200–207. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2017.02.002
  • Volk, L., Chiu, S.-L., Sharma, K., & Huganir, R. L. (2015). Glutamate synapses in human cognitive disorders. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 38, 127–149. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-071714-033821
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF

Wed, Nov 14

• Topics
  • Networks all the way down
• Supplemental Materials
  • Swanson, L. W., & Lichtman, J. W. (2016). From Cajal to Connectome and Beyond. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 39, 197–216. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-071714-033954
  • Raichle, M. E. (2015). The brain’s default mode network. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 38, 433–447. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-071013-014030.
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides | PDF

Fri, Nov 16

• Topics
  • Reproducibility in neuroscience
  • Quiz 3. | Download |. Due at start of class on Friday, November 30, 2018.
• Readings
  • Gilmore, R. O., Diaz, M. T., Wyble, B. A., & Yarkoni, T. (2017). Progress toward openness, transparency, and reproducibility in cognitive neuroscience. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nyas.13325
  • Gorgolewski, K. J., & Poldrack, R. A. (2016). A practical guide for improving transparency and reproducibility in neuroimaging research. PLoS Biology, 14(7), e1002506. Retrieved October 2, 2016, from http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1002506
• Materials
  • Lecture notes | HTML slides

Wed, Nov 28

• Topics
  • Prep for student presentations

Fri, Nov 30

• Topics
  • Prep for student presentations

Wed, Dec 5

• Topics
  • Student presentation Group A
    • Measuring brain & behavior: Kelley, Anna, Alison, Lauren, Rhea
      • Shaffer, F., McCraty, R., & Zerr, C. L. (2014). A healthy heart is not a metronome: an integrative review of the heart’s anatomy and heart rate variability. Frontiers in Psychology, 5, 1040. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01040. | PDF |.
      • Holmes, A. J., & MacDonald, A. W. III. (accepted). Concepts and principles of clinical functional magnetic resonance imaging. In A. G. C. Wright & M. N. Hallquist (Eds.), Handbook of Research Methods in Clinical Psychology. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. | PDF |.
  • Student presentation Group B
    • Development, aging, & plasticity: Liz, Michael, Lia, Chloe, & Nate
      • Brody, G. H., Gray, J. C., Yu, T., Barton, A. W., Beach, S. R. H., Galván, A., MacKillop, J., et al. (2017). Protective prevention effects on the association of poverty With brain development. JAMA Pediatrics, 171(1), 46–52. jamanetwork.com. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.2988. | PDF |.
      • Blakemore, S.-J., Burnett, S., & Dahl, R. E. (2010). The role of puberty in the developing adolescent brain. Human Brain Mapping, 31(6), 926–933. Wiley Online Library. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hbm.21052. | PDF |.

Fri, Dec 7

• Topics
  • Student presentation Group C
    • Cognition & Emotion: Austen, Brandon, Shane, & Natalia
      • Olff, M., Langeland, W., & Gersons, B. P. R. (2005). Effects of appraisal and coping on the neuroendocrine response to extreme stress. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 29(3), 457–467. Elsevier. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2004.12.006. | PDF |.
      • Etkin, A., Büchel, C., & Gross, J. J. (2015). The neural bases of emotion regulation. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 16(11), 693–700. nature.com. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrn4044. | PDF |.
      • Gee, D. G., Humphreys, K. L., Flannery, J., Goff, B., Telzer, E. H., Shapiro, M., Hare, T. A., et al. (2013). A developmental shift from positive to negative connectivity in human amygdala–prefrontal circuitry. The Journal of Neuroscience: The Official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 33(10), 4584–4593. Society for Neuroscience. Retrieved December 5, 2018, from http://www.jneurosci.org/content/33/10/4584.short.
  • Student presentation Group D
    • Neurodegeneration & disorder: Kaitlin, Sam, Daryl, & Emily
      • Wajda, D. A., & Sosnoff, J. J. (2015). Cognitive-motor interference in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review of evidence, correlates, and consequences. BioMed Research International, 2015, 720856. hindawi.com. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/720856. | PDF |.
      • Bobholz, J. & Gremley, S. (2011). Multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating disorders. 10.1007/978-0-387-76978-3_20. | PDF |.

Wed, Dec 12

• Resource write-up/review papers due by noon.