Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Computational Neuroscience (INFR09037)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Informatics |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 09 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Informatics |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Cognitive processes, language processing, and vision, are examples of human behaviour that are all ultimately implemented in neural hardware. The study of the biological implementation of these processes plays a crucial role in thinking about such processes as it both restricts and inspires models, and moreover serves as an alternative computational paradigm. This course introduces students to computational neuroscience, which studies how the brain computes based on the neural hardware. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Successful completion of Year 2 of Cognitive Science degree, an Informatics Single or Combined Degree, or equivalent by permission of the School. The students are expected to have a decent grounding in mathematics and familiarity with linear algebra, first order differential equations, and basic probability theory.
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of neuroscience and neural computation.
- Abstract neuroscience experimental data to a model and should be able to critically evaluate these models.
- Understand the major limitations in verifying models experimentally. |
Assessment Information
Written Examination 100
Assessed Assignments 0
Oral Presentations 0 |
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Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Richard Mayr
Tel: (0131 6)50 5130
Email: rmayr@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Tamise Totterdell
Tel: 0131 650 9970
Email: t.totterdell@ed.ac.uk |
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