The EPFL is offering free online course on Simulation Neuroscience. The aim is to build a unified empirical picture of the brain, to study the biological mechanisms of brain function, behavior and disease.
In this six week course, applicants will learn how to digitally reconstruct a single neuron to better study the biological mechanisms of brain function, behavior and disease. This course will start on November 2, 2017.
Course At A Glance
Length: 6 weeks
Effort: 5-8 hours pw
Subject: Biology & Life Sciences
Institution: EPFL and edx
Languages: English
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes, Add a Verified Certificate for $49
Session: Course Starts on November 2, 2017
Effort: 5-8 hours pw
Subject: Biology & Life Sciences
Institution: EPFL and edx
Languages: English
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes, Add a Verified Certificate for $49
Session: Course Starts on November 2, 2017
Providers’ Details
EPFL is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. The past decade has seen EPFL ascend to the very top of European institutions of science and technology: it is ranked #1 in Europe in the field of engineering by the Times Higher Education (based on publications and citations), Leiden Rankings, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities.
About This Course
This course is part of a series of three courses, where you will learn to use state-of-the-art modeling tools of the HBP Brain Simulation Platform to simulate neurons, build neural networks, and perform your own simulation experiments. We invite you to join us and share in our passion to reconstruct, simulate and understand the brain!
Why Take This Course?
This is a unique, massive open online course taught by a multi-disciplinary team of world-renowned scientists. In this first course, you will gain the knowledge and skills needed to create simulations of biological neurons and synapses.
Learning Outcomes
- Discuss the different types of data for simulation neuroscience
- How to collect, annotate and register different types of neuroscience data
- Describe the simulation neuroscience strategies
- Categorize different classification features of neurons
- List different characteristics of synapses and behavioural aspects
- Model a neuron with all its parts (soma, dendrites, axon, synaps) and its behaviour
- Use experimental data on neuronal activity to constrain a model
Instructors
Henry MarkramProfessor
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Idan SegevProfessor
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Sean HillProfessor
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Dr. Felix SchürmannAdjunct Professor
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Dr. Eilif MullerSection Manager of Cells & Circuits in the Simulation Neuroscience Division
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Dr. Srikanth RamaswamySenior Scientist in the Cells & Circuits Section of the Simulation Neuroscience Division
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Werner Van GeitÉcole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Samuel KerrienSection Manager, Neuroinformatics Software Engineering
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Lida KanariPhD student, Molecular Systems, Simulation Neuroscience Division
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Requirements
- Knowledge of ordinary differential equations, and their numerical solution
- Knowledge of programming in one of Python (preferred), C/C++, Java, MATLAB, R
How To Join This Course
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- Choose “Register Now” to get started.
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