| Date | Topic | Assignment |
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| Sep. 5 | What is Cognitive Neuroscience? | Text: Ch. 1 |
| Sep. 7 | Research Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience | Text: Ch. 4 |
| Sep. 10-14 | Review of neurons and the brain: |
Text: Ch. 2 and 3 |
| Sep. 17 | Neuroanatomy of the retina | Mechanisms of image processing in the visual cortex Homework 1: Due 9/21 |
| Sep. 19 | From the retina to the brain Gross neuroanatomy of V1 |
Text: Ch. 5 |
| Sep. 21 | Anatomy of later cortical vision | Text: Ch. 6 |
| Sep. 24-26 | Visual disorders | |
| Sep. 28 | Cognitive theories of attention | Text: Ch. 7 |
| Oct. 1-5 | Neuropsychology of attention and Spatial cognition | |
| Oct. 8 | Cognitive theories of working memory | Text: Ch. 8 |
| Oct. 10-12 | Neuropsychology of working memory | |
| Oct. 15 | Cognitive theories of long-term (semantic) memory | |
| Oct. 17-19 | Neuropsychology of semantic memory | |
Oct. 22 |
Midterm Exam!!!! |
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| Oct. 24 | Structure of language: phonology, morphology, syntax | Text: Ch. 9 |
| Oct. 26-29 | Neurology of language | |
| Oct. 31-Nov. 1 | Motor control and action planning | Text: Ch. 11 |
| Nov. 4-11 | Higher cognitive functions | Text: Ch. 12 |
| Nov. 14-18 | Emotion | Text: Ch. 13 |
| Nov. 19-25 | Thanksgiving break | |
| Nov. 26-30 | Brain development and plasticity | Text: Ch. 15 |
| Dec. 2 | NO CLASS!!! |
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| Dec. 4-6 | Consciousness in the brain | Text: Ch. 16 |
| Dec. 9 | Wrap-up |