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The Human Brain

Brain and Cognitive Sciences MIT CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 17 lectures

This course surveys the core perceptual and cognitive abilities of the human mind and asks how they are implemented in the brain. Key themes include the representations, development, and degree of functional specificity of these components of mind and brain. The course will take students straight to the cutting edge of the field, empowering them to understand and critically evaluate empirical articles in the current literature.

Syllabus

  1. 1 Lecture 1: Introduction
  2. 2 Lecture 2: Neuroanatomy
  3. 3 Lecture 4: Cognitive Neuroscience Methods I
  4. 4 Lecture 5: Cognitive Neuroscience Methods II
  5. 5 Lecture 6: Experimental Design
  6. 6 Lecture 7: Category Selectivity, Controversies, and MVPA
  7. 7 Lecture 8: Navigation I
  8. 8 Lecture 9: Navigation II
  9. 9 Lecture 10: Development, Nature & Nurture I
  10. 10 Lecture 11: Development, Nature & Nurture II (2018)
  11. 11 Lecture 13: Number
  12. 12 Lecture 15: Hearing and Speech
  13. 13 Lecture 16: Music
  14. 14 Lecture 18: Language I
  15. 15 Lecture 20: Mentalizing and Theory of Mind
  16. 16 Lecture 21: Brain Networks
  17. 17 Lecture 24: Attention and Awareness

Course materials