9.14 Brain Structure and Its Origins
9.14 Brain Structure and Its Origins (Spring 2014, MIT OCW). Instructor: Professor Gerald Schneider. This course provides an outline of vertebrate functional neuroanatomy, aided by studies of comparative neuroanatomy and evolution,
and by studies of brain development. Topics include early steps to a central nervous system, basic patterns of brain and spinal cord connections, regional development and differentiation, regeneration, motor and sensory pathways and structures,
systems underlying motivations, innate action patterns, formation of habits, and various cognitive functions. In addition, lab techniques are reviewed and students perform brain dissections.
(from ocw.mit.edu)
| Lecture 01 - Introduction: Brain Orientation, Primitive Cellular Activities |
| Lecture 02 - Introduction: Methods and Primitive Cellular Activities |
| Lecture 03 - Steps to the CNS of Chordates, Part 1 |
| Lecture 04 - Steps to the CNS of Chordates, Part 2 |
| Lecture 05 - Specializations in the Evolving CNS, Part 1 |
| Lecture 06 - Specializations in the Evolving CNS, Part 2 |
| Lecture 07 - Spinal Cord Development and Anatomy, Part 1 |
| Lecture 08 - Spinal Cord Development and Anatomy, Part 2 |
| Lecture 09 - Autonomic Nervous System; Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles and Introduction to the Hindbrain and Segmentation |
| Lecture 10 - Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles, Part 1: Hindbrain and Cranial Nerves, Specializations |
| Lecture 11 - Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles, Part 2: Developmental Distortions; Evolution of Midbrain and Forebrain; Midbrain Organization |
| Lecture 12 - Differentiation of the Brain Vesicles, Part 3: Vertebrate Forebrain Evolution and Organization |
| Lecture 14 - CNS Differentiation and Axon Growth, Part 2 |
| Lecture 15 - Motor Systems and Brain States, Part 1 |
| Lecture 16 - Motor Systems and Brain States, Part 2 |
| Lecture 17 - Motor Systems and Brain States, Part 3 |
| Lecture 18 - Motor Systems and Brain States, Part 4 |
| Lecture 21 - Visual Systems, Part 1 |
| Lecture 22 - Visual Systems, Part 2 |
| Lecture 23 - Visual Systems, Part 3 |
| Lecture 24 - Auditory Systems, Part 1 |
| Lecture 25 - Auditory Systems, Part 2 |
| Lecture 26 - Forebrain Evolution |
| Lecture 27 - Hypothalamus and Limbic System, Part 1 |
| Lecture 28 - Hypothalamus and Limbic System, Part 2 |
| Lecture 29 - Hypothalamus and Limbic System, Part 3 |
| Lecture 30 - Hypothalamus and Limbic System, Part 4 |
| Lecture 31 - Hypothalamus and Limbic System, Part 5 |
| Lecture 32 - Hypothalamus and Limbic System, Part 6 |
| Lecture 33 - Corpus Striatum, Part 1 |
| Lecture 34 - Corpus Striatum, Part 2 |
| Lecture 35 - Neocortex, Part 1 |
| Lecture 36 - Neocortex, Part 2 |
| Lecture 37 - Neocortex, Part 3 |
| Lecture 38 - Plasticity in Brain Connections |
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9.14 Brain Structure and Its Origins
Instructor: Prof. Gerald Schneider. Lecture Notes. Syllabus. Readings and Study Questions. Assignments (no solutions). Exams and Solutions.
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