About this Course:

Simulation Neuroscience is an emerging approach designed to integrate the fragmented knowledge in the neuroscience field to form a cohesive understanding of the brain's structure and function through simulation. This course, which focuses on microcircuit models of the rodent hippocampus, is part of a series aimed at using the Human Brain Project's Brain Simulation Platform for cutting-edge neural simulation.

What Students Will Learn:

• Basic and advanced properties of the hippocampus.
• Detailed anatomy of the hippocampus.
• Microcircuit properties within the hippocampus.
• Techniques to analyze the connectome.
• Skills to launch, visualize, and analyze complex network simulations.
• Methods to compute and analyze local field potentials within neural simulations.

Prerequisites:

This is an advanced level course requiring:

• Proficiency in Python programming.
• Basic knowledge of neuroscience and cell biology.

Course Coverage:

• Integration of diverse neuroscience data into simulations.
• Simulation of neurons and neural networks using modern tools.
• Hands-on simulation experiments.

Who This Course is For:

This course is ideal for students, researchers, and professionals in Neuroscience who are interested in the integration of empirical data and simulation models to better understand the brain's functioning and its pathologies.

Real World Application:

Skills acquired in this course can be applied in academic research, pharmaceutical research, and various fields where understanding brain behavior and function is critical. The ability to simulate and analyze neural networks is particularly valuable for advancing in neurotechnology and developing neurological disease models for experimental treatments.