Instructor: | John Rinzel |
Time: | Thurs 9:30-11:20 am |
Location: | Warren Weaver Hall, Rm 1314 |
Prerequisites: | familiarity with linear algebra, basic probability/statistics, differential equations. Some programming experience, e.g. matlab. |
Date | Lecturer | Topic | Materials | Homework |
6 Sep | J.Rinzel | Intro to computational neuroscience: mechanistic vs. descriptive. Nonlinear neuronal dynamics I: cellular excitability and oscillations |
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13 Sep | J. Rinzel | Nonlinear neuronal dynamics II: networks; Case study: episodic activity in developing spinal cord |
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20 Sep | E. Simoncelli | Descriptive models of neural encoding I: linear/nonlinear cascade |
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27 Sep | L. Paninski | Neural encoding II: Fitting integrate-and-fire models to noisy spiking data |
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4 Oct | E. Shea-Brown J. Rinzel |
Network models for decision making. |
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11 Oct | P. Glimcher | Neurobiology of decision making |
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18 Oct | N. Daw | Reinforcement learning. LOCATION (this lecture only): Rm 122, Center for Neural Science, 4 Washington Place |
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25 Oct | T. Movshon | Cortical processing of visual motion signals. |
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1 Nov | N. Rubin / J. Rinzel | Dynamics of perceptual bistability. |
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8 Nov | A. Rangan | Large-scale model of cortical area V1. | Lecture slides | |
15 Nov | D. Tranchina | Synaptic depression: from stochastic to rate model; application to a model of cortical suppression. |
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22 Nov | No Class [due to Thanskgiving] |
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29 Nov | B. Pesaran | Correlation between different brain areas. | Lecture slides | |
6 Dec | A. Reyes | Feedforward propagation in layered networks | ||
13 Dec | Registered students | Oral presentation of class projects |