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This lecture covers visualizing extracellular neurotransmitter dynamics

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 23:20

This lesson goes over the basic mechanisms of neural synapses, the space between neurons where signals may be transmitted. 

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Duration: 7:03
Speaker: : Marcus Ghosh

This lesson describes spike timing-dependent plasticity (STDP), a biological process that adjusts the strength of connections between neurons in the brain, and how one can implement or mimic this process in a computational model. You will also find links for practical exercises at the bottom of this page. 

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Duration: 12:50
Speaker: : Dan Goodman

This lesson discusses a gripping neuroscientific question: why have neurons developed the discrete action potential, or spike, as a principle method of communication? 

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Duration: 9:34
Speaker: : Dan Goodman

This lecture consists of the second half of the introduction to signal transduction, here focusing on cell receptors and signalling cascades.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 41:38

In this lesson, you will learn about GABAergic interneurons and local inhibition on the circuit level.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 16:27
Speaker: : Carl Petersen

This lecture gives an introduction to the types of glial cells, homeostasis (influence of cerebral blood flow and influence on neurons), insulation and protection of axons (myelin sheath; nodes of Ranvier), microglia and reactions of the CNS to injury.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 40:32

This lesson provides an overview of the current status in the field of neuroscientific ontologies, presenting examples of data organization and standards, particularly from neuroimaging and electrophysiology. 

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Duration: 33:41

Following the previous lesson on neuronal structure, this lesson discusses neuronal function, particularly focusing on spike triggering and propogation. 

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Duration: 6:58
Speaker: : Marcus Ghosh

This lesson introduces the practical exercises which accompany the previous lessons on animal and human connectomes in the brain and nervous system. 

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Duration: 4:10
Speaker: : Dan Goodman

This lesson provides an introduction to the myriad forms of cellular mechanisms whicn underpin healthy brain function and communication. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 12:20
Speaker: : Carl Petersen

This lesson provides an introduction to the course Cellular Mechanisms of Brain Function.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 12:20
Speaker: : Carl Petersen

In this lesson you will learn about ion channels and the movement of ions across the cell membrane, one of the key mechanisms underlying neuronal communication. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 25:51
Speaker: : Carl Petersen

This lesson presents the typical setup, equipment, and solutions used in whole-cell recording of neurons. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 09:13
Speaker: : Carl Petersen

This lesson provides an introductory overview to synaptic transmission and associated neurotransmitters. 

Difficulty level: Beginner
Duration: 28:22
Speaker: : Carl Petersen

This lecture covers NeuronUnit, a library that builds upon SciUnit and integrates with several existing neuroinformatics resources to support validating single-neuron models using data gathered by neurophysiologists.

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Duration: 17:21
Speaker: : Richard Gerkin

This lesson provides an introduction to the NeuroElectro project, which aims to organize information on cellular neurophysiology.

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Duration: 17:41

This lesson covers simultaneously recorded neurons in non-human primates coordinate their spiking activity in a sequential manner that mirrors the dominant wave propagation directions of the local field potentials.

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Duration: 26:54

This talk covers statistical analysis of spike train data, the modeling approach GLM, and the problem of assessing neural synchrony.

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Duration: 25:17
Speaker: : Rob Kass

This talk covers statistical methods for characterizing neural population responses and extracting structure from high-dimensional neural data.

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Duration: 26:15
Speaker: : Jonathan Pillow