| Lecturer: |
Professor Aurel A. Lazar |
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Office hours: |
By appointment, Room 819 Schapiro |
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E-mail address: |
aurel "at" ee.columbia.edu |
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Class Web Site: |
Offered by CourseWorks |
| Day and Time: |
Mondays, 4:10 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Class Location: |
EE Conference Room (1300 Mudd) |
| Credits for course: |
3 points |
| Prerequisites |
BMEB W4011 or the instructor's approval |
| Description: |
Models of Neural Encoding in Sensory Systems,
Models of Visual Receptive Fields, Models of Hearing, Models of Olfactory Systems,
Spike Processing in Sensory Systems, Models of Memory. |
| Required texts: | ---
TBA
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| Homework(s): |
Reading research papers and book chapters |
| Paper(s): |
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| Project(s) |
Implementation of both encoding and spike processing in a sensory system in Matlab/Python.
(Strongy motivated students with prior background in Neuroscience can request working on an individual project - instructor's approval required.) |
| Midterm exam: |
Neural Encoding Project |
| Final Exam: |
Spike Processing Project |
| Grading |
Classroom participation and projects |
| Hardware requirements: |
Laptop for demos |
| Software requirements: |
Matlab (student version) or Python |