YoVDO

The Human Brain

Offered By: Massachusetts Institute of Technology via MIT OpenCourseWare

Tags

Cognitive Neuroscience Courses Music Courses Neuroanatomy Courses Brain Development Courses Experimental Design Courses Theory of Mind Courses Brain Networks Courses

Course Description

Overview

This course surveys the core perceptual and cognitive abilities of the human mind and asks how they are implemented in the brain. Key themes include the representations, development, and degree of functional specificity of these components of mind and brain. The course will take students straight to the cutting edge of the field, empowering them to understand and critically evaluate empirical articles in the current literature.

Syllabus

  • Lecture 1: Introduction
  • Lecture 2: Neuroanatomy
  • Lecture 4: Cognitive Neuroscience Methods I
  • Lecture 5: Cognitive Neuroscience Methods II
  • Lecture 6: Experimental Design
  • Lecture 7: Category Selectivity, Controversies, and MVPA
  • Lecture 8: Navigation I
  • Lecture 9: Navigation II
  • Lecture 10: Development, Nature & Nurture I
  • Lecture 11: Development, Nature & Nurture II (2018)
  • Lecture 13: Number
  • Lecture 15: Hearing and Speech
  • Lecture 16: Music
  • Lecture 18: Language I
  • Lecture 20: Mentalizing and Theory of Mind
  • Lecture 21: Brain Networks
  • Lecture 24: Attention and Awareness

Taught by

Prof. Nancy Kanwisher

Tags

Related Courses

Listening to World Music
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Music's Big Bang: The Genesis of Rock 'n' Roll
University of Florida via Coursera
Copyright
Harvard University via edX
崑曲之美
The Chinese University of Hong Kong via Coursera
History of Rock, Part One
University of Rochester via Coursera