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    Textbook: We'll be covering selected topics from the Dayan and Abbott textbook, along with guest lectures on some of these topics from experts here at UW (see schedule below).

Here's a tentative list of topics (chapters refer to the Dayan and Abbott textbook):

  • Basic Neurobiology
  • Neural Encoding: Spikes, Firing Rates, and Encoding Models (Chapters 1-2)
  • Neural Decoding, Signal Detection Theory, and Population Codes (Chapter 3)
  • Information Theory and Neural Coding (Chapter 4)
  • Biophysical Neuron Models and Dendritic Computation (Chapters 5-6)
  • Network Models: Feedforward and Recurrent Networks (Chapter 7)
  • Synaptic Plasticity and Learning (Chapters 8-10)
Many but not necessarily all of these topics will be covered. Here's the current schedule:

Date Topic Reading Presenter
March 30 Introduction and Basic Neurobiology Lecture slides Raj
April 1 Neural Encoding: Spikes, Tuning Curves, and Linear/Nonlinear Encoding Models Chaps. 1 and 2;
Tutorial on Vectors, Eigenvectors, etc. and Tutorial Videos by Rich Pang		 Adrienne
April 6 Neural Decoding and Signal Detection Theory Chap. 3 Adrienne
April 8 Population Codes and Bayesian Decoding Chap. 3 Adrienne
April 13 Information Theory and Neural Coding Chap. 4 Adrienne
April 15 Guest Lecture Lecture Slides Nick Steinmetz (UW Biol. Structure)
April 20 Biophysical Modeling of Single Neurons Chap. 5 Adrienne
April 22 Dendritic Computation Chaps. 5 and 6 Adrienne
April 27 Reduced Neuron Models Chaps. 5, 6 and lecture slides Adrienne
April 29 Guest Lecture Lecture Slides Amy Orsborn (ECE and BIO)
May 4 Synapse and Network Models Chaps. 5 and 7 Raj
May 6 Feedforward and Recurrent Networks Chap. 7 Raj
May 11 Guest Lecture Lecture Slides Eric Shea-Brown (UW App. Math)
May 13 Plasticity and Learning in Networks Chap. 8 Raj
May 18 Unsupervised and Supervised Learning Chaps. 8 and 10 Raj
May 20 Guest Lecture Lecture Slides Wyeth Bair (UW Biol. Structure)
May 25 University Holiday: Memorial Day
May 27 Classical Conditioning and Reinforcement Learning Chap. 9 Raj
June 1 Guest lecture Lecture Slides Byron Boots (UW CSE)
June 3 Course Review Read lecture slides Raj and Adrienne
June 10 Group project presentations on Zoom: 2:30-4:20 p.m. Wednesday, June 10
June 11 Reports due via CANVAS to Raj, Adrienne, and Roman before Thursday, June 11 midnight

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