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Course Mechanics
• Requirements: Two exams, each 50% of grade, each covers half of material
in class. First exam: on Tuesday, March 12th. Second and final exam: on
Tuesday, April 30th.
• Problem sets: will be several, which will be handed in…

The final 42 chapters in Volume 4, Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Memory edited by J.D. Sweatt, represent a review of the state of the science of what we know at the systems, cell, and molecular levels on learning and memory formation, as well…

Volume 3, edited by H. Eichenbaum, consists of 29 chapters which represent a ‘‘progress report’’ on what we know about memory systems and their relationship to different parts of the brain. Memory Systems returns to a comparative approach of…

The first volume in the series, Learning Theory and Behavior edited by Randolf Menzel, consists of 38 chapters and sets the tone for the interdisciplinary and comparative approach to the study of learning and memory. He introduces the volume by…

The second volume, Cognitive Psychology of Learning edited by H. Roediger, is comprised of 48 chapters on various aspects of cognitive ability and the underlying neuroscience. The basics of attention, working memory, forgetting, false memories,…

Learning is fundamentally about change – persistent change in a person’s abilities, attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, mental models, and skills. In the past, technology to support learning has been touted as offering many opportunities for dramatic…

If the challenge of the past has been to ‘get organised’, the challenge of the future is to find ways in which we can remain open to continuous self-organisation: so that we can adapt and evolve as we go along.

[n the latc 19805, I ren(izcd that my students weren't learning as easily or eagerly as they had in previous years. For some reason, the~'
were changing-and my techniques and attitudes were nolo My first llpproach TO this dilemma was t o gCt them t…

Becoming a pilot is an exciting proposition. Imagine being able to hop into an airplane and soar skyward, free to go virtually anywhere you wish. See the most fantastic vistas and feel the thrill of confidence. Pilots are special people who have…