9.13 The Human Brain
Spring 2019
Instructor: Nancy Kanwisher
TAs: Dana Lynn Boebinger, Anna Ivanova, Heather Kosakowski
Lecture: MW11-12.30 (46-1015)
Announcements
9.13 plan for the week of Feb 18th
Hi all!
Reminder that our next class will be held on Tuesday, Feb
19th, since Monday is a holiday.
Assignment 2 is due at 6 pm on Tuesday. On Wednesday we will
have a quiz covering the lecture material & the readings that
we've had so far. The quiz will be administered online; if you
strongly prefer a paper version, let us know, and we will print it
out.
If you have any questions, let us know!
Announced on 16 February 2019 3:28 p.m. by Anna Ivanova
Material you might want to review.
Material I will assume you have learned in 9.00 or 9.01; If you do not have a basic grasp of these concepts see the review materials posted on Stellar:retina
photoreceptor
rods and cones
fovea
retinal ganglion cells
receptive field
LGN (lateral geniculate nucleus)
retinotopy (we’ll go over this in class)
orientation selectivity
ocular dominance columns
Announced on 09 February 2019 1:12 p.m. by Nancy Kanwisher
For Monday's Class Feb 11 Report to Room 4-410
The demo I had planned to do in our building Monday won't work here, but will work great over at the Edgerton Center in Building 4.So, class on Monday will start at 11:05 sharp in Room 4-410. Please arrive early if possible and collect out in the hall outside this room, then we will bring everyone in at 11:05. If you arrive after 11:05 you may miss the demo.
We should get back to our usual classroom by 11:20/11:30 for a regular lecture after the demo.
Thanks everyone!
Announced on 08 February 2019 7:56 p.m. by Nancy Kanwisher
