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Fundamentals of Neuroscience Lecture 1: Introduction (The course (Grading…
Fundamentals of Neuroscience
Lecture 1: Introduction
What is neuroscience?
Why you're interested in this class?
Some possible reasons
The latest in neuroscience
Become smarter
Smart mouse:
”Support cells found in human brain make mice smarter"
Neurons and glia
Cure neurological disorders
Read people's minds
Read what you see:
"Scientists use brain imaging to reveal the movies in our mind"
Functional magnetic resonance imaging or functional MRI (fMRI)
Read what you want:
"People with paralysis control robotic arms using brain-computer interface"
Microelectrode array
Control people's minds
Brain control by laser:
"Brain control in a flash of light"
Optogenetics
Telepathy (read mind + control mind):
“Brain-to-brain interfaces: the science of telepathy”
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
Intelligence,
consciousness,
and creativity
Consciousness on-off switch:
“Consciousness on-off switch discovered deep in brain”
Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
Intelligent,
conscious,
and creative
machines
Artificial artist:
“Harold Cohen AARON"
Another creative computer:
“Google deep dream generator"
Become smarter
Cure neurological disorders
Read people's minds
Control people's minds
Understand intelligence, consciousness, and creativity
Build an intelligent, conscious, and creative machine
The course
Learning objectives
To understand the basic components of the nervous system
To understand brain functions and their biological basis
To independently obtain and review exciting topics in neuroscience research
References books
UTHealth Neuroscience Online Textbook:
http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/
Mark Bear, Barry Connors, Mike Paradiso 『Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain』(Wolters Kluwer) ISBN: 1451109547 (Not mandatory)
Policies
No question is too dumb to ask!
Plagiarism + honor code
Be awake and on time.
Missed quizzes and exams will result in a zero grade for that item.
Late assignments will not be accepted.
Grading
Participation (~20%)
assignments (~30%)
quizzes (~20%)
final exam (~30%)
Homework assignments
Become an expert on a neuroscience topic of your choice
Two people
YouTube video
Option 1.
Review a neurological disorder:
Describe its symptoms, causes, and available (
some examples
)
Option 2.
Review a neural technology:
Explain how it works, how it helps neuroscience research, and its pros and cons (
some examples
)
Option 3.
Report a neuroscience news:
Explain why it’s special, and how it could change our current understanding of the nervous system
Schedule