I was honestly surprised at how highly this class is rated on here. I would say only take this class if you are interested in (of course learning and memory), but also research. The entire class is learning about how the concepts of memory have been established through history. This is done by looking at experiment after experiment, which is expected to be memorized. This class teaches very little on human memory. The content is very extensive, as you will be tested on the miniscule details of each experiment. The professor is super nice and entertaining as much as he can be, but the lectures themselves are quite dense and boring. There are also weekly quizzes on research papers that ARE NOT covered in the exams, so there is lots of busy work that is not tested on. The exams are a huge percentage of the grade, and even after scoring a 95 on the midterm and an 83 on the final, I ended with a B.

Professor Glanzman is one of my favorite professors, primarily because of his genuine interest in sharing deep knowledge of a very nuanced field (neurobiology/neuroscience), as well as his idiosyncrasy's (former college drop-out, worked in the film industry, and more). He is a very helpful and willing Professor, but the subject matter is definitely difficult and dense. Wouldn't take if looking for easy elective, but if you are interested in neuroscience, I would say it is one of the most interesting electives there is.

This is an extremely hard class, but the content is both interesting and important. I think its hard mostly because of the density of information that is expected of us to retain. Do not take this class if you do not like the topic because the tediousness can get overwhelming.

The only way I can describe this class is as both the most interesting yet the hardest class I have taken at UCLA. Our quarter was affected by the TA strike, so the group presentation on an article wasn't included in our grade. Otherwise grading was the same. It was based on a midterm and final, with both normally being short answer and some multiple choice. They were very challenging tests, and there was a lot of material to cover, but Dr. Glanzman did a great job. He is a very distinguished researcher and has many great stories to share. Even though this class was tough, and you are by no means guaranteed an A, I would still take it.

Very interesting material but one of the hardest classes I've taken as a PhySci major. Lectures, which were recorded on BruinCast, were long and I found them really difficult to pay attention to. Exams (mostly short answer and some multiple choice) were also difficult, with the average around 60-70% for the midterm. He curves at the end of the quarter but doesn't say how much.

I took this class as an elective for the neuro major and really enjoyed it. A lot of the content was building upon what we learned in the 101C modules so I definitely recommend this class if you already have a foundation of learning and memory. Dr. Glanzman is very kind, approachable, and passionate about this topic. The lectures are long, but I found them to be engaging. The class doesn't focus too much on actual human memory until the last few weeks, so if you want to learn about people -- look elsewhere. The two exams were difficult, but I believe the final grading scheme had a generous scaling system. I scored low B's on both exams but finished the class with an A.

The first half of the class is basically Glanzman's 101C module. The second half presents more information, but the difficulty level is about the same. It was about half physci and half neuro majors. The material and exams weren't easy, but I think the grading curve was decent. Overall it's not bad, I'd recommend taking this class if you're interested in learning/memory.

Of all the electives I've taken for neuro, this one has been my favorite by far. The material is similar to what's covered in the second module of Neuro m101C, but he goes much more in depth . There's a lot of experiments you have to memorize but the material is fascinating and Glanzman teaches it very well.