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Neural Basis of Learning and Memory

Subject: Science

Art: Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852—1934); uploaded to…, Fig retine, 1911 · Public domain

Instructors: Prof. Matt Wilson, Prof. Suzanne Corkin
Term: Fall 2007
Level: Undergraduate
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Neural Basis of Learning and Memory

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Lecture 1: The psychology of learning and memory

Lecture 2: The neuroscience of learning and memory

Lecture 3: The neuroscience of learning and memory (cont.)

Lecture 4: Episodic and semantic memory: memory for facts and events

Lecture 5: Episodic and semantic memory: memory for facts and events (cont.)

Lecture 6: Episodic and semantic memory: memory for facts and events (cont.)

Lecture 7: Skill memory: learning by doing

Lecture 8: Skill memory: learning by doing (cont.)

Lecture 9: Working memory and executive control

Lecture 10: Working memory and executive control (cont.)

Lecture 11: Non-associative learning: learning about repeated events

Lecture 12: Non-associative learning: learning about repeated events (cont.)

Lecture 13: Classical conditioning: learning to predict important events

Lecture 14: Classical conditioning: learning to predict important events (cont.)

Lecture 15: Instrumental conditioning: learning the consequences of behavior

Lecture 16: Instrumental conditioning: learning the consequences of behavior (cont.)

Lecture 17: Generalization, discrimination, and the representation of similarity

Lecture 18: Generalization, discrimination, and the representation of similarity (cont.)

Lecture 19: Observational learning: watching, listening, and remembering

Lecture 20: Observational learning: watching, listening, and remembering (cont.)

Lecture 21: Emotional leaning and memory

Lecture 22: Emotional leaning and memory (cont.)

Lecture 23: Learning and memory across the lifespan

Lecture 24: Learning and memory across the lifespan (cont.)

Lecture 25: Language learning: communication and cognition