Computational Neuroscience - Winter term 2015/16

A Lecture Series from Models to Applications

Day and Time

Tuesday 18:00-20:00 s.t., winter term 2015/16

Venue

IMETUM, Technische Universität München, Boltzmannstr. 11, Hörsaal E.126 im IMETUM Erdgeschoss

Course material

Lecture notes, slides and further material can be found at Moodle@elearningTUM.

Some background on Julius Bernstein, who lent his name to the Bernstein Network: Julius Bernstein (1839–1917): pioneer neurobiologist and biophysicist.

For general inquiries on the lecture please get in touch with Dr. Kay Thurley.

Overview

No.	Date	Lecturer		Topic
1	10/13	Herz/Luksch	Biology	Motivation for doing computational Neuroscience; Neuroanatomy primer: General layouts of nervous systems, overview of the human brain and forebrain, morphology of neurons, visual and auditory pathways
2	10/20	Luksch	Biology	Neurophysiology primer: Basic biology of neurons, resting and acting potentials, synaptic transmission, plasticity of neuronal connections, dendritic processing
3	10/27	Leibold	Modelling	Modeling dynamics and computations of single neurons
4	11/03	Leibold	Modelling	Populations of neurons; Theory of neural networks and learning
5	11/10	Leibold	Modelling	Neural coding, information theory and application to neuroscience
6	11/17	Kleinsteuber	Modelling	Machine learning and information retrieval in high dimensional data
7	11/24	Wolfrum	Integration	Cell-chip communication
8	12/01	Sirota	Integration	Methods of systems neuroscience: measurement and perturbation of neural activity
9	12/08	Sirota	Integration	Systems mechanisms of learning and memory from theory to experimental data
10	12/15	Glasauer	Integration	Perception and sensorimotor control
11	12/22	Seeber	Engineering	Neuroprosthetics I: Cochlea Implants, electric stimulation of the auditory nerve, phenomenological models
12	01/12	Seeber/Hemmert	Engineering	Neuroprosthetics II: Cochlea Implants, system overview and stimulation algorithms, biophysical models
13	01/19	Hemmert	Engineering	Neuroprosthetics III: Retina implants and Deep Brain Stimulation, Key issues in neuro implants
14	01/26	Conradt	Engineering	Engineering applications of brain models I
15	02/02	Conradt	Engineering	Engineering applications of brain models II
	02/10	Exam		Time: 3:30 p.m. Venue: Room N1189, Gebäude N1, Theresienstrasse 90, TUM Registration for LMU students until January 22 by email (Dr. Kay Thurley)!

Exam/Credits

3 ECTS
In the written examination, an overview of the various aspects of computational neuroscience will be tested. Knowledge-based learning outcomes from the lecture as well as the understanding and ability to solve (practical) problems will be assessed in a 60 min written examination with questions set and corrected by the respective lecturers. For questions on the exam please get in touch with Dr. Kay Thurley.