This lecture covers an introduction to neuroinformatics and its subfields, the content of the short course and future neuroinformatics applications.

This lecture covers describing and characterizing an input-output relationship.

Part 1 of 2 of a tutorial on statistical models for neural data

Part 2 of 2 of a tutorial on statistical models for neural data.

From the retina to the superior colliculus, the lateral geniculate nucleus into primary visual cortex and beyond, this lecture gives a tour of the mammalian visual system highlighting the Nobel-prize winning discoveries of Hubel & Wiesel.

From Universal Turing Machines to McCulloch-Pitts and Hopfield associative memory networks, this lecture explains what is meant by computation.

Ion channels and the movement of ions across the cell membrane.

The ionic basis of the action potential, including the Hodgkin Huxley model. 

Introduction to the course Cellular Mechanisms of Brain Function.

The ionic basis of the action potential, including the Hodgkin Huxley model. 

Introduction to the course Cellular Mechanisms of Brain Function.

The composition of the cell membrane.

Spatiotemporal dynamics of the membrane potential.

Action potential initiation and propagation.

Synaptic transmission and neurotransmitters

Neurotransmitter release in the presynaptic specialization.

Presynaptic short-term dynamics and plasticity.

Synaptic modulation through diffusing neurotransmitters.

Investigating the structure of synapses with electron microscopy.

Glutamatergic transmission.