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1 BCCN/NWG Course on Analysis and Models in Neurophysiology Oktober 2006 Albert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Germany Organizers/Speakers: Sonja Grün, BCCN Berlin and Free Univ, Berlin Ad Aertsen, BCCN Freiburg and Albert-Ludwigs Univ, Freiburg Ulrich Egert, BCCN Freiburg and Albert-Ludwigs Univ, Freiburg Stefan Rotter, BCCN Freiburg and IGPP, Freiburg contact: nwg-course@biologie.uni-freiburg.de

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3 Program Analysis and Models in Neurophysiology Albert-Ludwigs Universität, Institut für Biologie I, Seminar room 1048 (lectures), CIP-room (lab work), Hauptstr. 1, Freiburg Wednesday, October 4th, :00 Presentations by the participants 16:30 Social Event Thursday, October 5th, :00 Stefan Rotter: Neuron Models and Point Processes I 10:30 Coffee 11:00 Stefan Rotter: Neuron Models and Point Processes II 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Lab Work: Neuron Models and Point Processes 15:00 Coffee 15:30 Lab Work: Neuron Models and Point Processes 17:00 End of lab work 3

4 Friday, October 6th, :00 Ad Aertsen: Systems and Signals I 10:30 Coffee 11:00 Ad Aertsen: Systems and Signals II 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Lab Work: Systems and Signals 15:00 Coffee 15:30 Lab Work: Systems and Signals 17:00 End of lab work Saturday, October 7th, :00 Sonja Grün: Spike Train Statistics and Correlation Measures I 10:30 Coffee 11:00 Sonja Grün: Spike Train Statistics and Correlation Measures II 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Lab Work: Spike Train Statistics and Correlation Measures 15:00 Coffee 15:30 Lab Work: Spike Train Statistics and Correlation Measures 17:00 End of lab work Sunday, October 8th, :00 Ulrich Egert: Local Field Potentials and Synaptic Plasticity I 10:30 Coffee 11:00 Ulrich Egert: Local Field Potentials and Synaptic Plasticity II 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Lab Work: Local Field Potentials and Synaptic Plasticity 15:00 Coffee 15:30 Lab Work: Local Field Potentials and Synaptic Plasticity 17:00 End of course 4

5 Lecturer Prof. Dr. Ad Aersten Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Freiburg and Neurobiology & Biophysics, Inst. of Biology III Albert-Ludwigs-University, Schänzlestr. 1 D Freiburg i.br., Germany tel: +49 (0) , fax: +49 (0) aertsen@biologie.uni-freiburg.de PD Dr. Ulrich Egert Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Freiburg and Neurobiology & Biophysics, Applied Neuroscience Inst. of Biology III, Albert-Ludwigs-University Hansastr. 9a, D Freiburg i.br., Germany tel: +49 (0) office, +49 (0) lab fax: +49 (0) egert@biologie.uni-freiburg.de PD Dr. Sonja Grün Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin and Neuroinformatics/Theoretical Neuroscience Inst. Biology - Neurobiology Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise Str. 1-3 D Berlin, Germany tel: +49 (0) , fax: +49 (0) gruen@neurobiologie.fu-berlin.de PD Dr. Stefan Rotter Institute for Frontier Areas in Psychology and Mental Health Dept. Theory & Data Analysis Wilhelmstr. 3a, Freiburg i.br., Germany tel: +49 (0) , fax: +49 (0) stefan.rotter@biologie.uni-freiburg.de sr.htm and Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Freiburg 5

6 Recommended Literature: Neuron Models and Point Processes 1. Kuhn A, Aertsen A, and Rotter S. Higher-order statistics of input ensembles and the response of simple model neurons. Neural Comput 2003;15: Rotter S and Diesmann M. Exact digital simulation of time-invariant linear systems with applications to neuronal modeling. Biol Cybern 1999;81: Shadlen MN and Newsome WT. The variable discharge of cortical neurons: Implications for connectivity, computation, and information coding. J Neurosci 1998;18: Further Reading 1. Cox DR and Isham V. Point Processes. Monographs on Applied Probability and Statistics. Chapman and Hall, Tuckwell HC. Introduction to Theoretical Neurobiology, volume 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988.

7 Recommended Literature: Systems and Signals Further Reading 1. Böhme J.F. Stochastische Systeme. Teubner Taschenbücher, Stuttgart Oppenheim A.V., Willsky A.S., Nawab S.H. Signals and Systems. Prentice Hall, Papoulis A. Signal Analysis. McGraw-Hill International Editions, Cruse H. Neural Networks as Cybernetic Systems. Thieme: Stuttgart, Further references in Notebook SS11.References.nb

8 Recommended Literature: Spike Train Statistics and Correlation Measures 1. Perkel DH, Gerstein GL, and Moore GP. Neuronal spike trains and stochastic point processes. I. The single spike train. Biophys J 1967a;7: Perkel DH, Gerstein GL, and Moore GP. Neuronal spike trains and stochastic point processes. II. Simultaneous spike trains. Biophys J 1967b;7: Aertsen A, Gerstein G, Habib M, and Palm G. Dynamics of neuronal firing correlation: Modulation of effective connectivity. J Neurophysiol 1989; 61: Gerstein G and Kirkland K. Neural assemblies: technical issues, analysis, and modeling. Neural Networks 2001;14: Grün S, Tennigkeit F, and Munk M. The role of time in neuronal processing. Futura 1998;13: Grün S, Riehle A, Aertsen A, and Diesmann M. Temporal scales of cortical interactions. Nova Acta Leopoldina 2003a;88:1 18. Further Reading 1. Abeles M. Corticonics: Neural Circuits of the Cerebral Cortex. First edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Dayan P and Abbott LF. Theoretical Neuroscience. Cambridge: MIT Press, Grün S, Diesmann M, and Aertsen A. Unitary Events in multiple singleneuron activity. I. Detection and significance. Neural Computation 2002a; 14: Grün S, Diesmann M, and Aertsen A. Unitary Events in multiple singleneuron activity. II. Non-Stationary data. Neural Computation 2002b;14: Grün S, Riehle A, and Diesmann M. Effect of cross-trial nonstationarity on joint-spike events. Biological Cybernetics 2003b;88: Singer W, Engel AK, Kreiter AK, Munk MHJ, Neuenschwander S, and Roelfsema PR. Neuronal assemblies: necessity, signature and detectability. Trends in Cognitive Sciences 1997;1:

9 Recommended Literature: Local Field Potentials and Synaptic Plasticity 1. Johnston D, Wu SM Foundations of cellular neurophysiology. (Chapters 14 & 15) MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass Cowan W.M., Südhof T.C., Stevens C.F. (eds) Synapses. (Chapters 9-11) The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, London Abraham WC, Bear MF Metaplasticity: the plasticity of synaptic plasticity. Trends Neurosci 1996;19: Further Reading 1. Pesaran B., Pezaris J.S., Sahani M., Mitra P.P., Andersen R.A. Temporal structure in neuron neuronal activity during working memory in macaque parietal cortex. Nature Neurosci 2002;5: Nicholson C., Freeman J.A. Theory of Current Source-Density Analysis and Determination of Conductivity Tensor for Anuran Cerebellum. J Neurophysiol 1975;38: Mitzdorf U., Singer W. Laminar segregation of afferents to lateral geniculate nucleus of the cat: an analysis of current source density. J Neurophysiol 1977;40:

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