Introduction to Neurobiology IV: Systems and Signals

Introduction to the principles and methods of systems theoretical approaches and signal analyis in the brain sciences. Emphasis will be on deterministic, linear and non-linear models and advanced signal analysis techniques (both time and frequency domain approaches).

Concepts and methods developed in the lecture (1h) will be illustrated and further elaborated in the accompanying exercises (2h), which provide an essential and, hence, obligatory part of this course. Participation in the complementary lecture "Neurobiology III: Measurement & Models" (Winter Semester), though not obligatory, is strongly recommended.

Schedule:

1. Introduction
2. Linear Systems
3. Impulse Response
4. Transfer Function
5. Fourier Analysis
6. Transfer Function (Revisited)
7. A Simple Neuron Model
8. Correlation Analysis
9. The Spiking Neuron as a System
10. Non-Linear Systems
11. References

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