Audition: Neural Mechanisms, Perception and Cognition

biological drawing of inner ear
Course Number(s): 
9.285[J], (Same subject as HST.723[J])
Instructor(s): 
Daniel Polley, Bertrand Delgutte, M. C. Brown

Semester: 

  • Spring 2021

Course Level: 

  • Graduate
Class Days/Times: 
Mon 9:30am to 11:30am
Wed 9:30am to 11:30am
Fri 9:30am to 11:30am
Course Description: 

Neural structures and mechanisms mediating the detection, localization and recognition of sounds. General principles are conveyed by theme discussions of auditory masking, sound localization, musical pitch, cochlear implants, cortical plasticity and auditory scene analysis. Follows Harvard FAS calendar.

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