TTh 3-4:20pm, Green 117, 100
units.
Computational neuroscience at the
University of Chicago
Instructors:
John
Goldsmith (Linguistics, x2-8525, ja-goldsmith@uchicago.edu)
Terry
Regier (Psychology, x2-0918, regier@uchicago.edu)
Description: This third quarter of the computational
neuroscience sequence focuses on human language. The course presents central
empirical and theoretical issues in the study of language, the mathematics of
neural networks, and neural network and probabilistic models of language.
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Date |
Topic |
Instructor |
Readings |
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March 28 |
Overview. |
Regier |
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March 30 |
Language as an object of
study. |
Goldsmith |
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April 4 |
Language as an object of
study, cont’d. |
Goldsmith |
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April 6 |
Overview of possible
projects. |
Regier |
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April 11 |
Neural networks –
supervised learning. |
Regier |
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April 13 |
Neural networks –
Hopfield nets. |
Regier |
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April 18 |
Neural networks lab. |
Regier |
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April 20 |
Neural networks –
sequences. |
Regier |
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April 25 |
Review |
Regier |
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April 27 |
** Exam ** |
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May 2 |
Formal languages. |
Regier |
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May 4 |
Formal languages,
cont’d. |
Regier |
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May 9 |
Models of syntax
learning. |
Regier |
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May 11 |
Probabilistic language
learning. |
Goldsmith |
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May 16 |
Language and thought. |
Regier |
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May 18 |
Project discussion. |
Regier |
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May 23 |
Project discussion. |
Regier |
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May 25 |
Guest: Kim Fenn on songbirds and grammar. |
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May 30 |
Project presentations. |
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Class
Materials: Most readings are
available via electronic reserve, over the web. Follow the links in this page.
If you cannot reach a particular reading in this manner, please look for this
course in the reserve catalog of the
Library's web page. If you still cannot find the reading, there is no
electronic copy, but the reading itself will be on reserve in Regenstein
Library.