Harvard College Spring Term, 2007-2008 Academic Year January 30 — May 2, 2008 Study Card Day: Feb. 6, 2008 Mind/Brain/Behavior 98: Music & The Brain Wednesdays 6:30 — 9:30 PM William James Hall, 13th Floor, Room 1305 No Sections Syllabus Updated Jan. 30, 2008 Fatal* Mark Jude Tramo, MD, PhD Director, The Institute for Music & Brain Science Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital Steering Committee, Harvard University Mind/Brain/Behavior Interfaculty Initiative Board of Honors Tutors, Department of Psychology, Harvard University Teaching Affiliate, Department of Biology, Harvard University Research Affiliate, Research Laboratory of Electomics, M.I.T. Songwriter Member, ASCAP www.BrainMusic.org Office hours by appointment, The Institute for Music & Brain Science, 175 Cambridge St, Suite 340, Room 382, Boston Course Description MSS 98: Music erne Brain, now in its 12th year in the FAS courses of instruction (formerly Psychology 9876), takes a multidisciplinary approach to understanding neural systems governing music perception, performance, and cognition. Students are expected to master selected topics in acoustics, music, psychophysics, cognitive psychology, neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, and neurology. The course begins with a series of lectures by Professor Tramo that provides a common fund of knowledge in functional neuroanatomy, auditory neurophysiology, psychoacoustics, cognitive psychology, and music for students with diverse backgrounds. Thereafter, individual seminars focus on specific themes, such as pitch perception, harmony perception, emotion and meaning in music, and talent and creativity. Seminars are deigned to help students: 1) cultivate analytical skills through critical appraisals of "primary-source" experimental literature published in peer- reviewed science, medical, music, and education journals; and 2) develop oral presentation skills in a supervised setting. Semi-weekly re