Faculty First Year Seminars 197KIN1 - Neuroengineering and Rehabilit

The human brain is an information processing system without parallel. It excels at identifying objects and carrying out actions in ways no current computer or robot can achieve. Neuroscientists are studying the neural mechanisms by which we feel, act, learn and remember. Recent research has generated a rapidly evolving field of high- profile discoveries. The new knowledge is critical for understanding normal brain processes, and has important implications for the rehabilitation of abnormal functioning after neurological damage (e.g., concussion, stroke). However, media attention has sometimes outstripped the limits of what current science can really tell us. This seminar aims to convey a clear sense of this field by focusing on current controversies regarding organization and function in the nervous system.

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