NAIL088: Introduction to Computational Neuroscience 2
Synopsis
This course gives an introduction into computational neuroscience and cognitive psychology. The second term will focus primarily on visual system, computational modelling, spatial cognition. This course runs in English.
Course work
Passing of the course requires three components:
- Active participation
- Computational neuroscience paper presentation: the list
- Term project (in the form of report): the assignment
The term project will be an assignment, which will involve delivering a report on analysis of a model of mouse primary visual cortex.
Lecture overview and slides (year 2026)
The course will take place every Tuesday at 14:00-17:00
The course is structured as 90 min lecture & 90 minute exercise session, but we will start with more lectures and excercise sessions will be concentrated towards the end of the semester. The following schedule is provisional, it will be changed depending on availability of visiting lecturers.
| Date | Lecture | Exercise | Slides |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.2. | Sub-cortical vision, color, binocularity | Sub-cortical vision, color, binocularity | slides |
| 3.3. | Medium-to-high level vision | Medium-to-high lelvel vision | slides |
| 10.3. | Computational modelling: machine learning | DNN models of mouse V1 | |
| 17.3. | Computational modelling: normative models | Introduction to term projet | |
| 24.3. | Computational modelling: dynamical models I | Term prokect work | |
| 31.3. | Computational modelling: dynamical models II | Term project work | |
| 7.4. | Computational modelling: development | Topographica demo | |
| 14.4. | Synaptic Plasticity (Daniel Novák) | Term project work | |
| 21.4. | RESERVED | Term project work | |
| 28.4. | Guest Lecture (TBA) | Term project work | |
| 5.5. | Guest Lecture (TBA) | Term project work | |
| 12.5. | Paper presentations | Paper presentations | |
| 18.5. | Paper presentations | Term project work |