
{
  "title":"Syllabus",
  "content":" Course Meeting Times Lectures: 1 session / week, 3 hours / session\nTextbook Bear, Connors and Paradiso. Neuroscience, Exploring the Brain. Williams \u0026amp; Wilkins, 2000.\nThis course covers the molecular and cellular basis of synaptic plasticity, hippocampal function and the role of plasticity in both vertebrate and invertebrate memory. The course is taught by members of MIT\u0026rsquo;s Picower Center for Learning and Memory.\nRequirements Presentations Readings Student-generated questions based on readings Take-home quizzes Class discussion Student-generated Questions Based on Readings Students are required to read all of the papers to be covered in each class and write 8-10 questions based on the readings, to be submitted before the in-class presentations.\nCourse Requirements Undergraduate and graduate students will be graded as follows:\n50% Quizzes:\n5 quizzes each contributing 10%. 25% Presentation:\nEach student will lead the class in the discussion of at least one paper, and be graded on the presentation. 25% Participation:\nBoth attendance and participation in discussion will be graded. In addition, graduate students must make an additional presentation.\n"}


