Course on Advanced Topics in Systems Neuroscience. Spring semester 2014.
Course number: 278307
Lecture day and time: Wednesday 16:00-18:00
Location: Rappaport 8th floor
Course teachers:
Jackie Schiller jackie@tx.technion.ac.il
Yoram Gutfreund yoramg@tx.technion.ac.il
Omri Barak omri.barak@gmail.com
Perceiving and decoding from single neurons to dynamical states
Molecular approaches for studying neural circuits
neural circuits for sparse sensory coding in the cerebral cortex
Dendritic structure of sensory inputs to cortical neurons in vivo
The integration of interneurons into cortical circuits
Looking for canonical neural computations in the visual system
Linking neurons to perception: the importance of temporal context
After the connectome and beyond optimality: The study of small oscillatory neural networks
When hot is not the opposite of cold
What Can Brain Imaging Tell Us About the Developing Child’s Brain?
Christof Koch and Giulio Tononi on Consciousness
Linking neurons to perception: the importance of temporal context
The course will constitute 12 meetings of two hours each. During the first
hour we will watch together an online lecture by a prominent neuroscientist.
In the second hour we will introduce and discuss a relevant paper.
Each student will be responsible for one meeting: selecting a relevant
paper, presenting it, and writing a short report on the subject.
- Presentation: Only the PDF of the paper can be used, no powerpoints.
- Short report: The report is in a format of a review of a paper. Some helpful links are here: review sample #1, review sample #2.
Additionally, all students are expected to read the papers prior to the
meeting, and participate in the discussion.
Course will be given in English.
Grading will be based primarily on the meeting for which the student is
responsible, and also on the participation throughout the semester.
Basic background in neuroscience is a requirement to participate in the
course.