2071.402 Brain and Computation (Spring 2010)

School of Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University

• Instructor: Prof. Byoung-Tak Zhang
• TA: Myung Goo Kang (mgkang@bi.snu.ac.kr) — Office: 302-314-1, Tel: 02-880-1847
• Classroom: 302-208
• Time: Thursday 13:00–16:00

Course Objectives

• To understand the principles of information coding and processing in the brain
• To learn mathematical and computational tools for modeling brain function at the neuron and network levels
• To build computational models of learning and memory in the brain networks

Textbook

• Fundamentals of Computational Neuroscience — Thomas Trappenberg — Second Edition, 2010

References

• Principles of Neural Science — Eric R. Kandel, J.H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessell — 2000
• Nature Neuroscience 2000 supplement — Computational Approaches to Brain Function

Evaluation

Lecture Schedule