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History of Neuroscience - Vernon Mountcastle's Contributions

Offered By: Society for Neuroscience via YouTube

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Course Description

Overview

Explore the life and groundbreaking discoveries of Vernon B. Mountcastle, Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University, in this 55-minute archival interview conducted by the Society for Neuroscience. Delve into Mountcastle's contributions to the field, including his work on the somatic Hafford system, modular organization, and dynamics of the brain. Learn about the technical advances and experiments that shaped his research, such as studies on awake monkeys and visual neurons. Gain insights into the synthesis of his findings, criticisms he faced, and his perspectives on distributed systems in neuroscience. This comprehensive autobiography, part of the "History of Neuroscience in Autobiography" series, offers a unique glimpse into the career of one of neuroscience's most eminent senior researchers.

Syllabus

Introduction
Phil Bard
Jersey Rose
Somatic Hafford System
Modular Organization
Dynamics
Technical Advances
Experiments
Awaking monkeys
Visual neurons
Synthesis
Criticism
Distributed Systems


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Society for Neuroscience

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