Instructor(s)
Dr. Bertrand Delgutte
Prof. David N. Caplan
Prof. Frank H. Guenther
Prof. Jennifer R. Melcher
Prof. Joe C. Adams
Dr. Joseph S. Perkell
Dr. Kenneth E. Hancock
Prof. M. Christian Brown
MIT Course Number
HST.722J / 9.044J
As Taught In
Fall 2005
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
An advanced course covering anatomical, physiological, behavioral, and computational studies of the central nervous system relevant to speech and hearing. Students learn primarily by discussions of scientific papers on topics of current interest. Recent topics include cell types and neural circuits in the auditory brainstem, organization and processing in the auditory cortex, auditory reflexes and descending systems, functional imaging of the human auditory system, quantitative methods for relating neural responses to behavior, speech motor control, cortical representation of language, and auditory learning in songbirds.