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COGS 200: Spatial cognition at multiple scales
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Course rationale
Awareness has been steadily increasing of the involvement of spatial cognition in many areas and levels of cognitive function. Most famously, the discovery of place cells, and even less intuitively, grid cells, have brought to the fore questions of how we process and represent the spaces we dwell in and our place within them. Since there are relatively few researchers studying space and spatial cognition at UCSD, this course will try to serve as a means of exposing the UCSD community to recent developments related to spatial cognition, and where these results might fit within cognitive science more broadly. We will try and cover all "levels" of spatial cognition, from low level models of synaptic LTD/LTP to high level research on navigation and spatial memory.
COGS 200, Fall 2008
Spatial cognition at multiple scales
(Course # 628285)
Fridays, discussion: 2-2:50, lecture: 3-4:30, CSB 003 (location: http://tinyurl.com/4jtpcw)
Course Requirements
1. Attendance
Students are expected to attend all lectures and participate in all discussion sections. That said, if you have a conflict for one or two talks over the course of the quarter, it is acceptable to miss class.
Students should also create a profile page and put it in the folder "Student Pages". It should include their name, year, and a brief description of their interests (e.g. Smith, John )
2. Readings
Readings for each week will be posted on the course website. Usually two papers.
As preparation, students are asked to read:
Burgess, N. (2008). Spatial cognition and the brain. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1124(1):77-97.  Burgess 08 Spatial.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1196/annals.1440.002
Mcnamara, T. P., Sluzenski, J., and Rump, B. (in press). Human spatial memory and navigation. In Roediger, III, H. L., editor, Cognitive Psychology of Memory, volume 2 of Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference, pages 157-178. Elsevier. McNamara 08 Human.pdf
3. Thought Papers
Students are expected to choose two lecture topics they are particularly interested in and to write a short reaction paper (~1200 words) to the readings for each of those weeks. These papers are intended to help students synthesize their thoughts on the readings, and consequently improve the quality of our discussion. Thought papers should be added as a page in the "Week X Thought Papers" folder, and linked to from their profile page (e.g. in Week 2: John Smith - Spatial Cognition and Kittens ).
4. Class Discussion
Each student should choose one week for which they will help lead the pre-lecture discussion section. Students are welcome to lead discussion the same week they write one of their thought papers. Update: As mentioned during the first class, students are expected to extend their class participation by making a brief comment on the content of each talk (e.g. as visible here: Gramann abstract and talk page).
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Talks Schedule
All talks are 3-5pm on Fridays in CSB 003.
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Name
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Institution
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Title
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Readings
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9/26
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Klaus Gramann
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Swartz Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
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“Reference frames in spatial navigation”
Abstract and talk page
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Klatzky RL (1998) Allocentric and egocentric spatial representations: Definitions, distinctions, and interconnections. In: Freksa C, Habel C, and Wender KF (eds.) Spatial Cognition: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Representing and Processing Spatial Knowledge, pp. 1–17. Berlin: Springer. Klatzky 1998 LectNotesCompSci.pdf
Kahana, M.J., Sekuler, R., Caplan, J.B., Kirschen, M., Madsen, J.R. (1999). Human theta oscillations exhibit task dependence during virtual maze navigation. Nature 399, 781-784. Kahana et al 1999 Nature.pdf
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10/3
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Andrea Chiba
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UC San Diego, Dept. of Cognitive Science
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"The rodent as a model system for examining theories of spatial cognition."
Talk page
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Goodrich-Hunsaker, N. J., Howard, B. P., Hunsaker, M. R., and Kesner, R. P. (2008). Human topological task adapted for rats: Spatial information processes of the parietal cortex. Neurobiology of learning and memory, 90(2):389-394. Goodrich-Hunsaker 08 Human.pdf
Rogers, J. L. and Kesner, R. P. (2006). Lesions of the dorsal hippocampus or parietal cortex differentially affect spatial information processing. Behavioral neuroscience, 120(4):852-860. Rogers 06 Lesions.pdf
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10/10
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Daniel Montello
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UC Santa Barbara, Dept. of Geography
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"The Role of Regions in the Spatial Cognition of the Earth's Surface"
Abstract and talk page
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Friedman, A. and Montello, D. R. (2006). Global-scale location and distance estimates: common representations and strategies in absolute and relative judgments. Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition, 32(2):333-346. friedman_06_globalscale.pdf
Montello, D. R., Goodchild, M. F., Gottsegen, J., and Fohl, P. (2003). Where's downtown?: Behavioral methods for determining referents of vague spatial queries. Spatial Cognition & Computation, 3(2):185-204. montello_03_wheres.pdf
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10/17
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Brock Kirwan
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UC San Diego, Larry Squire Lab
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“Memory, Amnesia, and Spatial Navigation”
Abstract and talk page
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Wolbers, T.; Wiener, J.M.; Mallot, H.A. & Büchel, C. (2007). Differential recruitment of the hippocampus, medial prefrontal cortex, and the human motion complex during path integration in humans. Journal of Neuroscience, 27(35), 9408-9416. Wolbers 07 Differential.pdf
Shrager, Y., Kirwan, C.B., & Squire, L.R. (2008). The neural basis of the cognitive map: Path integration does not requir ehippocampus or entorhinal cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(33):12034-12038. Shrager 08 Neural.pdf
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10/24
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Nora Newcombe
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Temple University, Dept. of Psychology
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"Eight Reasons to Doubt the Existence of a Geometric Module (and Where to Go Next)"
Abstract and talk page
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Cheng, K. and Newcombe, N. S. (2005). Is there a geometric module for spatial orientation? squaring theory and evidence. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 12(1):1-23. Cheng 05 Is-there.pdf
Learmonth, Amy, E., Newcombe, Nora, S., Sheridan, Natalie, Jones, and Meredith (2008). Why size counts: children's spatial reorientation in large and small enclosures. Developmental Science, 11(3):414-426. Learmonth 08 Why-size-counts.pdf
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10/31
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Stefan Leutgeb
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UC San Diego, Dept. of Biology
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"Memory storage in cognitive maps."
Talk page
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Leutgeb, S. and Leutgeb, J. K. (2007). Pattern separation, pattern completion, and new neuronal codes within a continuous ca3 map. Learn. Mem., 14(11):745-757. Leutgeb 07 Pattern.pdf
Eichenbaum, H., Dudchenko, P., Wood, E., Shapiro, M., and Tanila, H. (1999). The hippocampus, memory, and place cells: is it spatial memory or a memory space? Neuron, 23(2):209-226. Eichenbaum 99 Hippocampus.pdf
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11/7
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Timothy McNamara
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Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Psychology
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"Sketch of a Theory of Human Spatial Memory & Navigation"
Talk page
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Kelly, J. W., Mcnamara, T. P., Bodenheimer, B., Carr, T. H., and Rieser, J. J. (in-press). The shape of human navigation: How environmental geometry is used in maintenance of spatial orientation. Cognition. Kelly in-press Cognition.PDF
Mou, W., McNamara, T. P., Valiquette, C. M., and Rump, B. (2004). Allocentric and egocentric updating of spatial memories. J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn, 30(1):142-157. Mou 04 Allocentric.pdf
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11/14
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Teenie Matlock
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UC Merced, Dept. of Cognitive Science
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"On the dynamics of aspect and motion events"
Talk page
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Matlock, T. (2004). Fictive motion as cognitive simulation. Memory & cognition, 32(8):1389-1400.  Matlock 04 Fictive.pdf
Matlock, T. and Fausey, C. M. (under review). Can grammar win elections?
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11/21
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Lucia Jacobs
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UC Berkeley, Dept.of Psychology
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"The evolution of hippocampal function"
Abstract and talk page
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Jacobs, L. F. (2003). The evolution of the cognitive map. Brain Behav Evol, 62(2):128-139. Jacobs 03 Evolution.pdf
Waisman, A. S. and Jacobs, L. F. (2008). Flexibility of cue use in the fox squirrel (sciurus niger). Animal cognition, 11(4):625-636. Waisman 07 Flexibility.pdf
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12/5
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Doug Nitz
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UC San Diego, Dept. of Cognitive Science
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“Parietal cortex and the mapping of space”
Abstract and talk page
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Nitz, D. A. (2006). Tracking route progression in the posterior parietal cortex. Neuron, 49(5):747-756. Nitz_2006_Neuron.pdf
Brozovic, M., Gail, A., and Andersen, R. A. (2007). Gain mechanisms for contextually guided visuomotor transformations. J. Neurosci., 27(39):10588-10596. Brozovic_Gail_Andersen_JNS_2007.pdf
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*This outline modified from COGS200 spring quarter 08
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Comments (2)
Nancy Owens Renner said
at 11:14 pm on Nov 24, 2008
Who wants a final discussion—to integrate what we've learned and link it to our own interests?
What is your availability Monday, December 8 or Tuesday, December 9?
If we want, we could invite some of our UCSD faculty to help answer our questions and tie together loose ends.
Leo Trottier said
at 1:11 pm on Dec 1, 2008
My schedule is flexible. I am not available on Mondays 3-4, or Tuesedays at 1.
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