ELEN E9060 Representation and Processing of Olfactory Information

	•		In-depth review of up-to-date models of olfaction in insects and vertebrates.
	•		Straighforward theoretical foundations of representation and processing in olfactory systems.
	•		Exploration of key concepts in theoretical neuroscience research.

	•		Interests in Computational Neuroscience: In Silico: Time Encoding and Information Representation in Sensory Systems, Spike Processing and Computation in the Cortex. In Vivo: Olfactory System of the Drosophila Melanogaster.
	•		Further information about the instructor is available under URL: http://www.ee.columbia.edu/~aurel.

Most courses 4000-level and above can be credited to all degree programs. All courses are subject to advisor approval.

Lecturer:	Professor Aurel A. Lazar
	Office hours:	Mondays, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, EST, Room 819 CEPSR
	E-mail address:	aurel "at" ee.columbia.edu
	Class Web Site:	Offered by CourseWorks
Day and Time:	Mondays, 4:10 PM - 6:00 PM
Class Location:	415 Schapiro (CEPSR)
Credits for course:	3 points
Prerequisites	BMEB W4011 (Computational Neuroscience I: Circuits in the Brain).
Description:	Overview of the Olfactory System of the Drosophila. Modeling Olfactory Sensory Neurons. The Inverse t-Transform. The Phase Response Curve and Elements of Floquet Theory. Recovery of Stimuli Encoded with Hodgkin-Huxley Neurons. Ensemble Encoding with Hodgkin-Huxley Neurons. Modeling the Olfactory System. Input/Output Characterization of the Glomerular Network. Odor Encoding in the Olfactory System. Olfactory Processing and Memory in the Mushroom Body. Machine Olfaction.
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Homework(s):	Reading of Research Papers
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Project(s)	2 Projects
Midterm exam:	Project
Final Exam:	Project
Grading	Classroom Participation and Projects
Hardware requirements:	Laptop for demos
Software requirements:	Matlab (student version)