PSYCH 4600

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PSYCH 4600
Neural Representations

Course information provided by the 2021-2022 Catalog.

Neurons generate action potentials.  Brains underlie feeding, fighting, fleeing, and reproduction, also navigation, attention, sociality, art, and science.  What about the middle part?  This advanced seminar course examines the construction and transformations of neural representations that enable animals to comprehend and interact effectively with their environments. The curriculum emphasizes integration across levels of analysis and organization, including cellular and synaptic physiology, the emergent properties of networks, energy and information management, quantitative modeling, cognitive algorithms, and adaptive behavioral outcomes.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: two courses in neuroscience or biological psychology or permission of instructor.

Distribution Category (PBSS-AS, BIO-AS)

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PSYCH 6600

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17936 PSYCH 4600   SEM 101

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    • W Uris Hall 494
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Cleland, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person