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Syllabus



Syllabus

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Course Description


This course highlights the interplay between cellular and molecular storage mechanisms and the cognitive neuroscience of memory, with an emphasis on human and animal models of hippocampal mechanisms and function. Class sessions include lectures and discussion of papers.



Textbook


Amazon logo Gluck, Mark, Eduardo Mercado, and Catherine Myers. Learning and Memory: From Brain to Behavior. New York, NY: Worth Publishers, 2007. ISBN: 9780716786542.



Class Presentations


In each class, two assigned articles will be presented by students, followed by class discussion. Before each class each student is to prepare a synopsis of the two articles that will be presented by students. This exercise is intended to make you sufficiently familiar with the articles to permit an intelligent discussion after each presentation.



Grading


ACTIVITIESPERCENTAGES
Class presentations and participation25%
Twelve 8-minute quizzes25%
Mid-term test25%
Final examination25%
(Optional 10-15 page paper)(20%)



Calendar



LEC #TOPICSINSTRUCTORSKEY DATES
1The psychology of learning and memoryWilson
2The neuroscience of learning and memoryWilson
3The neuroscience of learning and memory (cont.)David Ziegler8 minutes quiz
4Episodic and semantic memory: memory for facts and eventsCorkin
5Episodic and semantic memory: memory for facts and events (cont.)Corkin8 minutes quiz
6Episodic and semantic memory: memory for facts and events (cont.)Corkin8 minutes quiz
7Skill memory: learning by doingVincent Cheung
8Skill memory: learning by doing (cont.)Corkin8 minutes quiz
9Working memory and executive controlPaymon Hosseini8 minutes quiz
10Working memory and executive control (cont.)Corkin
11Non-associative learning: learning about repeated eventsWilson8 minutes quiz
12Non-associative learning: learning about repeated events (cont.)Wilson
13Classical conditioning: learning to predict important eventsWilson8 minutes quiz
14Classical conditioning: learning to predict important events (cont.)Wilson
Mid-term test
15Instrumental conditioning: learning the consequences of behaviorWilson
16Instrumental conditioning: learning the consequences of behavior (cont.)Wilson8 minutes quiz
17Generalization, discrimination, and the representation of similarityWilson8 minutes quiz
18Generalization, discrimination, and the representation of similarity (cont.)Wilson
19Observational learning: watching, listening, and rememberingWilson8 minutes quiz
20Observational learning: watching, listening, and remembering (cont.)Josh Sarinana
21Emotional leaning and memoryCorkin8 minutes quiz
22Emotional leaning and memory (cont.)Corkin
23Learning and memory across the lifespanCorkin8 minutes quiz
24Learning and memory across the lifespan (cont.)Corkin
25Language learning: communication and cognitionCorkin8 minutes quiz
Final examination

 








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