1. Review - Objectives
Describe what is meant by levels of explanation, name an advantage or disadvantage of each.
Describe how ‘top-down” inquiry differs from that of “bottom up”.
Give an example of an “inside-out” and an “outside-in” approach to studying the brain. Why has the outside-in approach been more common in studies of brain function?
10:05

2. Review - Objectives
Define ‘tensegrity’. How do the structure and function of the brain demonstrate tensegrity?
How is the brain like a scale-free system?
“Are1000 mouse brains worth the brain of a human?” Describe several properties of larger brains that indicate it operates as more than an addition of small-brain modules.
How does the role of one neuron change with increasing numbers of neurons that are connected in a ‘small-world’ architecture?
Describe the advantages/disadvantages of local versus random connection architectures. Include the concept of mean path length.
10:08

3. Review - Objectives
Draw the flow of excitation across the layers of a cortical column.
Describe three types (i.e. sources) of excitatory input to cells in a cortical column.
Discuss the idea of ‘parallel loops’ emerging with increasing brain size. Include the idea of conservation of structures across species.
10:22

4. Review - Objectives
Label on either plot phase, amplitude, frequency, period and time, including units, where applicable
10:30