Neurons grown in culture and labeled to measure plasticity in a living system. (Image courtesy of Liu Laboratory, MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Earl Miller
Prof. Guosong Liu
Prof. Matt Wilson
Prof. Susumu Tonegawa
Prof. William Quinn
MIT Course Number
9.301J / 7.98J
As Taught In
Spring 2002
Level
Graduate
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Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
Roles of neural plasticity in learning and memory and in development of invertebrates and mammals. An in-depth critical analysis of current literature of molecular, cellular, genetic, electrophysiological, and behavioral studies. Discussion of original papers supplemented by introductory lectures.