9.13 | Spring 2019 | Undergraduate

The Human Brain

Lecture Notes

Lecture 1: Introduction (PDF)

Lecture 2: Neuroanatomy (PDF - 1.6MB)

Lecture 3. Master Class: Human Brain Dissection (in-class dissection—video not recorded; lecture notes not provided)

Lecture 4: Cognitive Neuroscience Methods I (PDF - 4.2MB)

Lecture 5: Cognitive Neuroscience Methods II (PDF - 1.5MB)

Lecture 6: Experimental Design (PDF - 1.1MB)

Lecture 7: Category Selectivity, Controversies, and MVPA (PDF - 1.3MB)

Lecture 8: Navigation I (PDF - 2.3MB)

Lecture 9: Navigation II (PDF - 2.3MB)

Lecture 10: Development, Nature & Nurture I (PDF - 2.2MB)

Lecture 11: Development, Nature & Nurture II (2018) (PDF - 1.6MB)

Lecture 12: Brain-Machine Interface (video unavailable; lecture notes not provided)

Lecture 13: Number (PDF - 2MB)

Lecture 14: New Methods Applied to Number (student breakout groups—video not recorded; lecture notes not provided)

Lecture 15: Hearing and Speech (PDF - 1.6MB)

Lecture 16: Music (PDF - 4.6MB)

Lecture 17: MEG Decoding and RSA (video not recorded; lecture notes not provided)

Lecture 18: Language I (PDF - 1.7MB)

Lecture 19: Language II (class canceled—video not recorded; lecture notes not provided)

Lecture 20: Mentalizing and Theory of Mind (PDF - 6.3MB)

Lecture 21: Brain Networks (PDF - 3.1MB)

Lecture 22: Experimental Design (student breakout groups—video not recorded; lecture notes not provided)

Lecture 23: Deep Networks (2021) (video and notes for this lecture will be added soon)

Lecture 24: Attention and Awareness (PDF - 2.8MB)

Lecture 25: Recap of Course & Final Review (video not recorded; lecture notes not provided)

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