Course Identification

Title:

Classic papers in visual Neuroscience

Code:

20183271

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Prof. Rafael Malach, Prof. Dov Sagi, Prof. Michal Rivlin

TA's:

N/A

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2018

Semester:

First Semester

When / Where:

Thursday, 11:15 - 13:00, FGS, Rm B

First Lecture:

02/11/2017

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Life Sciences: Lecture; Elective; 2.00 points
Life Sciences (Systems Biology Track): 2.00 points
Life Sciences (Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Track): 2.00 points
Life Sciences (Brain Sciences: Systems, Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience Track): 2.00 points

Comments

N/A

Prerequisites

Basic Neuroscience background

Restrictions

Participants:

24

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Pass / Fail

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Attendance

40%

Seminar:

60%

Evaluation Type

Seminar

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

N/A

Location

N/A

Time

-

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

3

Syllabus

The course will aim to get acquainted with central conceptual milestones in our understanding of the visual system through joint discussion of classical papers in visual neuroscience. The course will be focused on a critical consideration of the significance of these studies in light of more recent developments in the field.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

Demonstrate familiarity with central concepts in visual neuroscience

Reading List

List of papers will be distributed in the first session

Website

N/A