The left frontal lobe (colored regions at left) supports our ability to retrieve the meaning of words and objects. (Courtesy of Prof. Anthony Wagner.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Anthony Wagner
MIT Course Number
9.081
As Taught In
Fall 2002
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
Surveys the literature on the cognitive and neural organization of human memory and learning. Includes consideration of working memory and executive control, episodic and semantic memory, and implicit forms of memory. Emphasizes integration of cognitive theory with recent insights from functional neuroimaging (e.g., fMRI and PET).