Models of Neural Systems

Theoretical Lectures

Dates and Times: Weekly, on Mondays from 10:00 to 11:30h, from October 23rd 2017 to February 12th 2018.

Location: Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Haus 6, Philippstr. 13, Lecture Hall.

Lecture notes and recommended reading (pdf files): Available on the Moodle Page


(01) 23.10.2017 Introduction; Simple units and networks of units (part 1)
(02) 30.10.2017 Simple units and networks of units (part 2); Adaptation and learning (part 1)
(03) 06.11.2017 Adaptation and learning (part 2) + Visual recepive fields
(04) 13.11.2017 Visual receptive fields
(05) 20.11.2017 Nernst equation, GHK equation, membrane equation
(06) 27.11.2017 Voltage clamp, synapses, integrate-and-fire models
(07) 04.12.2017 Nonlinear membranes, voltage-dependent conductances
(08) 11.12.2017 Gate model, Hodgkin-Huxley equations
(09) 18.12.2017 Channel models, Conductance-based neuron models
(10) 08.01.2018 Phase-space analysis (1- and 2-dim systems)
(11) 15.01.2018 Phase-space analysis (2-dim systems)
(12) 22.01.2018 room 144, HGS Phase-space analysis (2-dim systems)
(13) 29.01.2018 Models of dendrites and axons (cable theory I)
(14) 05.02.2018 Models of dendrites and axons (cable theory II)
(15) 12.02.2018 Network models