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This lesson provides an introduction to the role of models in theoretical neuroscience, particularly focusing on David Marr's work on levels of description/analysis of the brain as a complex system: computation, algorithm & representation, and implementation.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 19:26
Speaker: : Jakob Macke

In this lesson, you will learn about different types of models, model complexity, and how to choose an appropriate model.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 39:09
Speaker: : Astrid Prinz

This lesson provides an overview of balanced excitatory-inhibitory (E-I) networks, stability, and gain modulation. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:22:11
Speaker: : Kenneth Miller

This lesson introduces methods for dimensionality reduction of data, with focus on factor analysis.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:16:47
Speaker: : Byron Yu

This lecture delves into the dynamics of neural computation, from the spiking activity of single neurons to regional cortical population coding and network activity.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:39:32

This lesson provides an overview on spiking neuron networks and linear response models.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:24:22

In this lesson, you will learn about Bayesian neuron models and parameter estimation.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:12:38
Speaker: : Jakob Macke

This lecture describes Bayesian memory and learning; how to go from observations to latent variables.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:33:34
Speaker: : Máté Lengyel

This lesson introduces the concept of constraints on information processing, and how studying these constraints can reveal valuable knowledge about how the brain and other systems function. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:34:42
Speaker: : Simon Laughlin

This lecture discusses approaching neural systems from an evolutionary perspective.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:29:38
Speaker: : Gilles Laurent

This lecture describes non-spiking simple neuron models used in artificial neural networks and machine learning.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 8:23
Speaker: : Geoffrey Hinton

This lecture focuses on where and how Jupyter notebooks can be used most effectively for education.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 34:53
Speaker: : Thomas Kluyver

JupyterHub is a simple, highly extensible, multi-user system for managing per-user Jupyter Notebook servers, designed for research groups or classes. This lecture covers deploying JupyterHub on a single server, as well as deploying with Docker using GitHub for authentication.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:36:27
Speaker: : Thomas Kluyver

This lecture provides an introduction to neuron anatomy and signaling, and different types of models, including the Hodgkin-Huxley model.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:23:01
Speaker: : Gaute Einevoll

This lecture describes non-spiking simple neuron models used in artificial neural networks and machine learning.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 8:23
Speaker: : Geoffrey Hinton

This lesson provides an introduction to simple spiking neuron models.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 48 Slides
Speaker: : Zubin Bhuyan

This lesson provides an overview of plasticity on many levels, including short-term, long-term, metaplasticity, and structural plasticity. The lesson also provides xamples related to modelling of biochemical networks. 

Note: The sound uptake is a bit noisy the first few minutes, but gets better from about 5 mins in

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:11:29
Speaker: : Upi Bhalla

This lesson gives an introduction to the modelling of chemical computation in the brain.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 1:00:11
Speaker: : Upi Bhalla

This lesson provides an introduction to the role of models in theoretical neuroscience.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 19:26
Speaker: : Jakob Macke

This lesson introduces different types of models, model complexity, and how to choose an appropriate model.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 39:09
Speaker: : Astrid Prinz