This material is based upon work supported by grants CAREER IOS-1150292 and BCS-1439267 from the National Science Foundation
Mind, Memory and the Brain (Bio38)
Elective for non-biology majors
Lecture files (Dr. Fortin)
Example quiz questions (Dr. Fortin)
Supporting materials (Drs. Fortin, Stark, Guzowski, and Mahler)
Synaptic Plasticity
- Demo of associativity of LTP (Garrett, 2008, Brain and Behavior, Sage Pubs)
- Demo of role of AMPA and NMDA receptors in LTP (Garrett, 2008, Brain and Behavior, Sage Pubs)
- NOVAscienceNOW program on the use of aplysia to study simple neural circuits of memory (featuring David Glanzman)
- TEDMED talk “Why do our brains get addicted?” (Nora Volkow)
- TEDMED talk “Let’s quit abusing drug users” (Carl Hart)
The Prefrontal Cortex and Cognition
Perception, Attention and Memory
New Technologies for Controlling and Examining Neural Circuits
The Amazing Ability of the Brain to Adapt and Reorganize
