相關閱讀資料
| 課 | 課程單元 | 閱讀資料 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Layout of the Visual System, The Retina, and The Lateral Geniculate Nucleus | The neural control of vision, sections 1-4 (The Schiller Lab at MIT) |
| 2 | Introduction to Audition | Hofman, P. M., J. G. A. Van Riswick, and J. Van Opstal. "Relearning Sound Localization with New Ears." Nature Neuroscience 1 (1998): 417-421. |
| 3 | Hair Cells: Transduction, Electrophysiology and "Cochlear Amplifier" | General Reading Hudspeth, A. J. "Sensory Transduction in the Ear." Chapter 31 in Principles of Neural Science. Edited by E. R. Kandel, J. H. Schwartz, and T. M. Jessell. 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2000, pp. 614-624. Report Liberman M. C., J. Gao, D. Z. Z. He, X. Wu, S. Jia, and J. Zuo. "Prestin is required for electromotility of the outer hair cell and for the cochlear amplifier." Nature 419 (2002): 300-304. |
| 4 | The Visual Cortex | The neural control of vision, sections 5-6 (The Schiller Lab at MIT) |
| 5 | The ON and OFF Channels | The neural control of vision, section 7 (The Schiller Lab at MIT) |
| 6 | The Midget and Parasol Channels | The neural control of vision, section 8 (The Schiller Lab at MIT) |
| 7 | Adaptation and Color | The neural control of vision, sections 9-10 (The Schiller Lab at MIT) |
| 8 | Depth Perception | The neural control of vision, section 12 (The Schiller Lab at MIT) |
| 9 | Form Perception | The neural control of vision, section 13 (The Schiller Lab at MIT) |
| 10 | Written Report | |
| 11 | The Neural Control of Visually Guided Eye Movements, Subcortical Control | The neural control of visually guided eye movements, sections 1-2 (The Schiller Lab at MIT) |
| 12 | The Neural Control of Visually Guided Eye Movements, Cortical Control | The neural control of visually guided eye movements, section 3 (The Schiller Lab at MIT) |
| 13 | Motion Perception and Pursuit Eye Movements | The neural control of vision, section 11 (The Schiller Lab at MIT) |
| 14 | Discussions and Overview | |
| 15 | Vision Review Handout | |
| 16 | Midterm Exam | |
| 17 | Auditory Nerve Psychophysics of Frequency Discrimination |
General Reading Brown, M. C. "Functional Neuroanatomy of the Cochlea." In Physiology of the Ear. Edited by A. F. Jahn, and J. Santos-Sacchi. New York, NY: Raven Press, 2001, pp. 529-548. Report McKinney, M. F., and B. Delgutte. "A possible neurophysiological basis of the octave enlargement effect." J Acoust Soc Am 106 (1999): 2679-2692. |
| 18 | Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implants | Maison, S. F., and M. C. Liberman. "Predicting vulnerability to acoustic injury with a noninvasive assay of olivocochlear reflex strength." J Neuroscience 20 (2000): 4701-4707. |
| 19 | Cochlear Nucleus: Tonotopy, Unit Types and Cell Types | Pickles, J. O. "The Brainstem Nuclei." Chapter 6 in An Introduction to the Physiology of Hearing. 2nd ed. London, UK: Academic Press, 1998, pp. 163-204. |
| 20 | Brainstem Reflexes: OC Efferents and Middle Ear Muscles | General Reading Guinan, J. J., Jr. "The Physiology of Olivocochlear Efferents". Sections 1, 3 (parts 3.1, 3.2, 3.4), Section 6 (part 6.1.1), and Section 8 (part 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4) in The Cochlea. Edited by P. Dallos, A. N. Popper, and R. R. Fay. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 1996, pp. 435-502. Report May, B. J., C. A. Prosen, D. Weiss, and D. Vetter. "Behavioral investigation of some possible effects of central olivocochlear pathways in transgenic mice." Hearing Res 171 (2002): 142-157. |
| 21 | Sound Localization: I. Psychophysics and Neural Circuits | Brand, A., O. Behrend, T. Marquardt, D. McAlpine, and B. Grothe. "Precise inhibition is essential for microsecond interaural time difference coding." Nature 417 (2002): 543-547. |
| 22 | Sound Localization: II. Superior Olivary Complex and Inferior Colliculus | Knudsen, E. I. "Capacity for plasticity in the adult owl auditory system expanded by juvenile experience." Science 279 (1998): 1531-1533. |
| 23 | Auditory Cortex: I. General Physiology and Role in Sound Localization | Zatorre, R. J., and V. B. Penhune. "Spatial localization after excision of human auditory cortex." J Neuroscience 21 (2001): 6321-6328. |
| 24 | Written report | |
| 25 | Discussion of the Homework Assignment | |
| 26 | Auditory Cortex: II. Bats and Echolocation Language |
General Reading Suga, N. "Biosonar and Neural Computation in Bats." Scientific American 262, no. 6 ( June 1998): 60-68. Caplan, D., T. Carr, J. Gould, R. Martin, M. Zigmond, F. Bloom, S. Landis, J. Roberts, and L. Squire. "Language and Communication." In Fundamentals of Neuroscience. New York, NY: Academic Press, pp. 1493-1519. |
| 27 | Eaton-Peabody Lab Tour at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston | |
| 28 | Review Session: Audition | |
| 29 | Review Session: Vision | |
| 30 | Final Exam |
