Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 7.92J (Spring 2005) 
• Course Title:
• Neurology, Neuropsychology, and Neurobiology of Aging 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Brain and Cognitive Sciences 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Suzanne Corkin
  Prof. Vernon M. Ingram 
• Course Introduction:
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  9.110J / 7.92J Neurology, Neuropsychology, and Neurobiology of Aging
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2005

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features a complete bibliography of readings.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  Lectures and discussions in this course cover the clinical, behavioral, and molecular aspects of the brain aging processes in humans. Topics include the loss of memory and other cognitive abilities in normal aging, as well as neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. Discussions based on readings taken from primary literature explore the current research in this field.

  
  

  *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.