MEETING	DATE	TOPIC	READING
1	24 Aug	Introduction and Definitions	None
2	26 Aug	Historical Background	Ch 1, pp. 451-454, 520-522
3	31 Aug	Simple Nervous Systems	Chapter 2
4	2 Sept	Brains and Functional Systems	Chapter 7
5	7 Sept	Cellular Anatomy	Chapter 2**
6	9 Sept	Axonal Excitation	Chapter 3, pp. 70-76
7	14 Sept	EXAMINATION I
8	16 Sept	Axonal Coding and Conduction	Chapter 4
9	21 Sept	Synaptic Integration I	Chapter 5
10	23 Sept	Synaptic Integration II	Chapter 5**
11	28 Sept	Coding Principles	Chapter 8
12	30 Sept	Topographical Representation (Space)	Chapter 12
13	5 Oct	EXAMINATION II
14	7 Oct	Energetics (Quantity)	Chapter 11

OCTOBER BREAK

15	14 Oct	Dynamics (Time)	Chapter 11**
16	19 Oct	Receptor Ambiguity (Quality)	pp. 211-229
17	21 Oct	Disambiguation: The Example of Color (Quality)	pp. 230-239
18	26 Oct	Spatial Processing (Space)	pp. 230-239**
19	28 Oct	EXAMINATION III
20	2 Nov	Feature Analyzers I (Space and Time)	Chapter 10
21	4 Nov	Feature Analyzers II (Space)	Chapter 10**, p. 526
22	9 Nov	Motor Command Systems & a Model of Behavior	Chapters 13, 14
23	11 Nov	Cognitive Neuroscience	Chapter 19, pp. 578-601
24	16 Nov	Development of Sensory Analyzers	Chapter 18
25	18 Nov	EXAMINATION IV
26	23 Nov	Habituation	Chapter 20

THANKSGIVING

27	30 Nov	Attention and Central Control	pp. 601-614
28	2 Dec	Daily Rhythms	pp. 476-486
29	7 Dec	Sleep - Data	pp. 458-476
30	9 Dec	Sleep - Theories	pp. 418-430
31	Finals Week	EXAMINATION V

** indicate repeat visits to previously assigned readings.