The goal of the lecture is to introduce computational methods used in the field of neuroscience to analyse and simulate neuronal processes. 

Computational neuroscience is an interdisceplenary field that focuses on the study of the inormation processing properties of the central nervous system. It employs computer models to capture the essential properties of the analyzed systems (ranging from ion-channels to the behaving animal). 

The course will focus first on the basics of neurophysiology, neurobiology and neuroscience and then elaborate on models of single neurons and networks, neuronal coding, and plasticity and learning. Finally various field-specific software packages (Matlab, Neuron, Brian) are introduced.

The course will take place during March.