Neuroscience

• CAS CN 510: Principles and Methods of Cognitive and Neural Modeling I
  Explores psychological, biological, mathematical, and computational foundations of behavioral and brain modeling. Topics include organizational principles, mechanisms, local circuits, network architectures, cooperative and competitive non-linear feedback systems, associative learning systems, and self-organizing code-compression systems. The adaptive resonance theory model unifies many course themes. CAS CN 510 and 520 may be taken concurrently.
• CAS CN 530: Neural and Computational Models of Vision
  Current models of mammalian visual processes are constrained by experimental and theoretical results from psychology, physiology, computer science, and mathematics. The course evaluates the explanatory adequacy of competing neural and computational models of such processes as edge detection, textural grouping, shape-from-shading, stereopsis, motion detection, and color perception. Students perform computer simulations of some of the examined models.
• GRS NE 500: Frontiers of Neuroscience
  Journal club/seminar series reviewing and discussing key papers including those of GPN seminar series distinguished lecturers. Students are required to attend this seminar series throughout their graduate career, but only a total of 4 credits counts toward the degree.
• GRS NE 501: Frontiers of Neuroscience
  Journal club/seminar series reviewing and discussing key papers including those of GPN seminar series distinguished lecturers. Students are required to attend this seminar series throughout their graduate career, but only a total of 4 credits counts toward the degree.
• GRS NE 741: Neural Systems: Functional Circuit Analysis
  An in-depth survey of powerful new approaches for understanding nervous system function, linking neural activity to behavior. Topics include anatomical connectivity, behavioral methods, and both recording and manipulating the activity of neural populations. Also offered as GRS BI 741.
• GRS NE 742: Neural Systems: Cognition and Behavior
  Surveys current neuroscience research. The goal is to develop an understanding of nervous system function in animals and humans, linking cellular and systems level neural circuitry to cognition and behavior.
• GRS NE 800: Methods in Neuroscience
  Research experiences directed by GPN faculty for first-year graduate students. Mentors who have funded research projects provide students with a large number of potential laboratories from which to choose where they will conduct their thesis research.
• GRS NE 801: Methods in Neuroscience
  Research experiences directed by GPN faculty for first-year graduate students. Mentors who have funded research projects provide students with a large number of potential laboratories from which to choose where they will conduct their thesis research.
• GRS NE 901: Directed Study in Neuroscience
  For doctoral students in the Program in Neuroscience. Dissertation research under the guidance of a Neuroscience faculty member.
• GRS NE 902: Directed Study in Neuroscience
  For doctoral students in the Program in Neuroscience. Dissertation research under the guidance of a Neuroscience faculty member.

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