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  • The topic of the day is "structure learning."  Thom will present the PLoS One computational paper below with reference to the Behavioral Brain Research review of the overall topic (also below).  Please read at least one of the two (your choice).
  • Braun, Waldert, Aertsen, Wolpert, Mehring (2010).  Structure learning in a sensorimotor association task.  PLoS One 5(1):e8973.
  • Braun, Mehring, Wolpert (2010).  Structure learning in action.  Behavioural Brain Research 206:157-165.
14 September 2010: David Smith
21 September 2010:  Laura Darnieder

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  • "A well-written review with bias" -- just the thing...
  • Hickok G (2009).  Eight problems for the mirror neuron theory of action understanding in monkeys and humans.  Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 21(7):1229-1243.  (PubMed Central version)
5 October 2010:  Matt Lewis
  • Nir Y, Tononi G (2009) Dreaming and the brain: from phenomenology to neurophysiology.  Trends in Cognitive Sciences 14(2):88-100.
  • Schredl M et al (2009)  Information processing during sleep: the effect of olfactory stimuli on dream content and dream emotions.  Journal of Sleep Research 18:285-290. 
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    \[OPTIONAL\]  [Issa EB, Wang X (2008)|BCS Journal Club^J Neurosci 2008 Issa.pdf] Sensory responses during sleep in primate primary and secondary auditory cortex.  _Journal of Neuroscience_ 28(53):14467-14480. 
12 October 2010: Anuttama Sheela Mohan

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  • These papers concern unified models of synaptic plasticity, attempting to understand the underlying general rule(s) regulating synaptic weights and the diversity of conditions under which they may be altered. 
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    [Shouval HZ, Wang SS-H, Wittenberg GM (2010)|BCS Journal Club^STDP-A consequence of more fundamental rule.pdf] Spike timing dependent plasticity: a consequence of more fundamental learning rules  _Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience_ 4:19.  \[This is a review article\]
  • Shouval HZ, Bear MF, Cooper LN (2002) A unified model of NMDA receptor-dependent bidirectional synaptic plasticity.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 99(16): 10831-10836.
26 October 2010:  Sasha Devore
  • Jazayeri M, Movshon JA (2006)  Optimal representation of sensory information by neuronal populations.  Nature Neuroscience 9(5):690-696 plus corrigendum.
  • Supplementary materials for Jazayeri & Movshon (2006).  Includes corrected equations as noted in corrigendum. 
2 November 2010:  Tanya Nauvel
9 November 2010:  Adam Miller

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23 November 2010:  Shane Peace
30 November 2010: SiWei Luo
  • Bromberg-Martin ES, Matsumoto M, Hikosaka O (2010).  Distinct tonic and phasic anticipatory activity in lateral habenula and dopamine neurons.  Neuron 67: 144-155.
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    \[OPTIONAL - BACKGROUND\]  [Hikosaka O, Sesack SR, Lecourtier L, Shepard PD (2008)|BCS Journal Club^Habenula crossroad between the basal ganglia and the limbic system.pdf].  Habenula: crossroad between the basal ganglia and the limbic system.  _Journal of Neuroscience_ 28(46): 11825-11829. 

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  • Cell assemblies and functional connectivity.
  • Attention.
  • Decision making: how do brains/neurons make up their minds... could be broad like sensorimotor or small like anything dealing with synaptic integration/action potential generation.
  • More oscillations.  i know we did it last spring but it seems like it's still a recurring a nightmare for most people. i feel like we could just have an oscillations reading group (they had one back east... maybe we should do it!!!)