Course Syllabi
Syllabi for the first-year courses Systems Neuroscience and Theoretical Neuroscience, Experimental Neuroscience, and Neural Data Modelling are below.
Systems Neuroscience and Theoretical Neuroscience
Module 1 - Systems Basics
Module Introduction All module organisers
Introduction to Theoretical Neuroscience: from Channels to Circuits Peter Latham
Voltage-Gated Channels Tiago Branco
Dendritic Integration Tiago Branco
Plasticity Troy Margrie
Module 2 - Sensory Systems
Introduction to Sensory Systems Tom Mrsic-Flogel
Perception as Signal Processing Maneesh Sahani
Perception as Inference Maneesh Sahani
Organisation of Cortical Circuits Tom Mrsic-Flogel
Abstract Representation in Sensory Systems Neil Burgess
Influence of Behaviour and Context on Sensory Processing Sonja Hofer
Module 3 - Social and Affective Systems
Module Introduction John O’Keefe
Implementation of Innate Circuits Yoh Isogai, Christina Mazuski, Lennart Oettl
Parental/Pup-Directed Behaviour Yoh Isogai
The Amygdala John’O’Keefe
Defensive Behaviour Tiago Branco
Human Emotion Quentin Huys
Module 4 - Action Systems
Module Introduction Andrew Murray
Pattern Generation Peter Latham
Computational Control Maneesh Sahani
Cerebellum Tom Otis
Basal Ganglia Marcus Stephenson-Jones
Neocortex: Circuitry and Models Andrew Murray, Maneesh Sahani
Module 4 Q&A All module organisers
Module 5 - Cognitive Systems, Decision Making, and Learning
Decision-Making I: From Sensation to Action Sonja Hofer
Decision-Making II: Evidence Integration Peter Latham
Reinforcement Learning Theory Quentin Huys
Decision-making III: Learning How to Act Marcus Stephenson-Jones
Synaptic Plasticity and BCM Theory Claudia Clopath
Neuromodulation and State Changes Marcus Stephenson-Jones
Neural Correlates of Engrams and Learning Sonja Hofer
Working Memory and Cognitive Control Athena Akrami
Intelligence and Adaptive Behaviour Adam Kampff
Module 5 Q&A All module organisers
Lecturers
Athena Akrami, Group Leader, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London
Tiago Branco, Group Leader, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London
Neil Burgess, Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, Space and Memory Group Leader, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London
Claudia Clopath, Reader in Computational Neuroscience, Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College
Sonja Hofer, Associate Professor in Neural Circuits and Behaviour, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London
Quentin Huys, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Max Planck Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, University College London
Yoh Isogai, Group Leader, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London
Adam Kampff, Group Leader, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London
Peter Latham, Professor of Theoretical Neuroscience, Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit University College London
Troy Margrie, Professor of Systems Neuroscience, Associate Director, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London
Christina Mazuski, Research Fellow, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London
Tom Mrsic-Flogel, Professor in Neural Circuits and Behaviour, Director, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London
Andrew Murray, Group Leader, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London
Lennart Oettl, Research Fellow, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London
John O’Keefe, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London
Tom Otis, Professor of Neuroscience, Chief Scientific Officer, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London
Maneesh Sahani, Professor of Theoretical Neuroscience and Machine Learning, Director, Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, University College London
Marcus Stephenson-Jones, Group Leader, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University College London
Experimental Neuroscience
Module 1 - Electrophysiology Fundamentals
Organisers: Tiago Branco, Troy Margrie
Teaching assistants: Oriol Pavon Arocas, Charly Rousseau, Vanessa Stempel, Chryssanthi Tsitoura, Mateo Velez-Fort
Module 2 - Optics and Imaging
Organisers: Sonja Hofer, Tom Mrsic-Flogel
Teaching assistants: Rob Campbell, Alex Fratzl, Francesca Greenstreet, Petr Znamenskii
Module 3 - Molecular Biology and Behaviour
Organisers: Yoh Isogai, John O’Keefe
Teaching assistants: Marius Bauza, Mathew Edwards, Christina Mazuski, Daniel Regester, Spencer Wilson
Module 4 - Optogenetics and Photometry
Organisers: Andrew Murray, Tom Otis
Teaching assistants: Emily Reader-Harris, Victoria Tung, Egzona Morina
Module 5 - From Computer Vision to Closed Loop Reinforcement
Organisers: Athena Akrami, Adam Kampff, Marcus Stephenson-Jones