Course Number(s):
NEURO/PSY 1401
Instructor(s):
School(s):
Semester:
- Spring 2021
Course Level:
- Graduate, Undergraduate
Class Days/Times:
Wed 1:30pm to 2:45pm
Fri 1:30pm to 2:45pm
Location:
TBA
Prerequisite(s):
Students should be comfortable with a numerical programming languages (e.g. Python, MATLAB, R), Psychology concentrators should have taken Science of Living Systems 20 or Psychology 1, or the equivalent of introductory psychology, and at least one foundational course from PSY 14, PSY 15, PSY 16, PSY 18, Science of Living Systems 15, MCB 80 or MCB 81; or permission of instructor.
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Course Description:
"What I cannot create, I do not understand." – Richard Feynman
This course applies Richard Feynman's dictum to the brain, by teaching students how to simulate brain function with computer programs. Special emphasis will be placed on how neurobiological mechanisms give rise to cognitive processes like learning, memory, decision-making, and object perception. Students will learn how to understand experimental data through the lens of computational models, and ultimately how to build their own models.