| SES # | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brain Anatomy and Imaging |
| 2 | Cells and Brain Imaging |
| 3 | Synaptic Potentials |
| 4 |
fMRI of the Human Brain Prof. John Gabrieli, MIT |
| 5 | Seeing and Reading Others |
| 6 | Cognitive Enhancement through Neuropharmacology |
| 7 | Oxytocin and Trust, Antidepressants and Neurogenesis |
| 8 | Neurogenesis: Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks |
| 9 | Test 1 |
| 10 | Critical Periods: Implications for Education |
| 11 | Neuroplasticity in the Adult |
| 12 | Language, Dyslexia and Universal Grammar |
| 13 | Visual System I |
| 14 | Visual Neglect and Prosopagnosia |
| 15 | Rembrandt, Leonardo, Monet: How We See Them |
| 16 | Sensory System and Pain |
| 17 | Placebo, Empathy, and Theory of Mind |
| 18 | Test 2 |
| 19 | Emotions and Feelings: Romantic and Maternal Love |
| 20 | Neuroscience and Marketing: Hitting the “Sweet Spot” |
| 21 | Learning and Memory: The Case of HM |
| 22 | Structure and Function of Brains with Superior Memory |
| 23 | How Emotion and Antidepressants Affect Memory |
| 24 | Depression, Anxiety and Psychosis |
| 25 | Vision, Memory and Feelings: Binding them Together |
| 26 | Music, Math and the Brain |
| Additional Topic: Consciousness / Neuroeconomics | |
| Additional Topic: Can Thinking Prevent Dementia? |
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2006