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9.14 Brain Structure and Its Origins (Spring 2009, MIT OCW). Instructor: Professor Gerald Schneider. Outline of mammalian functional neuroanatomy, aided by studies of comparative neuroanatomy and evolution, and of brain development.
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916 years, 6 months
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Topics include early steps to a central nervous system, basic patterns of brain and spinal cord connections, regional development and differentiation, regeneration, motor and sensory pathways and structures, systems underlying motivations, innate action patterns, formation of habits, and various cognitive functions. Lab techniques reviewed. Optional brain dissections.
Course Currilcum
- Lecture 01 – Introduction: Brain Orientation, Primitive Cellular Activities Unlimited
- Lecture 02 – Introduction: Brain Orientation, Primitive Cellular Activities Unlimited
- Lecture 03 – Steps to the CNS of Chordates Unlimited
- Lecture 04 – Steps to the CNS of Chordates, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 05 – Specializations in the Evolving CNS, Part 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 06 – Specializations in the Evolving CNS, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 07 – Spinal Cord Development and Anatomy, Part 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 08 – Spinal Cord Development and Anatomy, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 09 – Autonomic Nervous System; Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles Unlimited
- Lecture 10 – Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles, Part 1: Hindbrain and Cranial Nerves Unlimited
- Lecture 11 – Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles, Part 2: Developmental Distortions Unlimited
- Lecture 12 – Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles, Part 3: Vertebrate Forebrain Evolution Unlimited
- Lecture 15 – Motor Systems and Brain States, Part 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 16 – Motor Systems and Brain States, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 17 – Motor Systems and Brain States, Part 3 Unlimited
- Lecture 18 – Motor Systems and Brain States, Part 4 Unlimited
- Lecture 21 – Visual Systems, Part 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 22 – Visual Systems, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 23 – Visual Systems, Part 3 Unlimited
- Lecture 24 – Auditory Systems, Part 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 25 – Auditory Systems, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 26 – Forebrain Evolution Unlimited
- Lecture 27 – Hypothalamus and Limbic System, Part 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 28 – Hypothalamus and Limbic System, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 29 – Hypothalamus and Limbic System, Part 3 Unlimited
- Lecture 30 – Hypothalamus and Limbic System, Part 4 Unlimited
- Lecture 32 – Hypothalamus and Limbic System, Part 6 Unlimited
- Lecture 33 – Corpus Striatum, Part 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 34 – Corpus Striatum, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 35 – Neocortex, Part 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 36 – Neocortex, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 37 – Neocortex, Part 3 Unlimited
- Lecture 38 – Plasticity in Brain Connections Unlimited
