Acquisition and Analysis of Neural Data SoSe 2011 - Theoretical Lecture
Type of class Lecture of Computational Neuroscience
Offered by Computational Neuroscience
Instructor Dr. Richard Kempter, Dr. Benjamin Blankertz
Schedule Fridays 9:15 - 10:45
Location Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience
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Target audience This module is compulsory for students of the Master program Computational Neuroscience, compulsory elective or elective for the specialization Computational Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, and Signal Processing (generally for advanced Diploma students or master students).
ECTS points 2
Organized by Computational Neuroscience
Students will gain knowledge about the most important methods for experimental acquisition of neural data and the respective analytical methods. Students will learn about the different fields of application, the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods and will become familiar with the respective raw data. They will be enabled to choose the most appropriate analysis method and apply them to experimental data.
Topics: This course is the second part of the module ’‘Acquisition and Analysis of Neural Data’’ of the Master Program in Computational Neuroscience, and this second part focuses on statistical analyses of neural data:
(1) Analysis of spike trains (spike statistics, neural coding, theory of point processes, linear systems theory, correlation analysis, spike-triggered average, reverse correlation, STRF, neural decoding, signal detection theory, infomation theory, signal-to-noise ratio analysis). Please click here for details on the first part of the tutorial.
(2) Statistical analysis of electroencephalogram (EEG) data, e.g., forward calculation; investigation of event-related potentials (ERPs) and event-related desynchronization (ERD); spatial filters; classification.
Course Certificates: To obtain a course certificate, at least 75% of the points in the weekly exercises must be obtained.
To obtain the full 5 ECTS for the tutorial, every student has to complete an additional small project (2 ECTS). Topics will be distributed in May 2011.
The final oral exam on the module “Acquisition and Analysis of Neuronal Data” will take place on September 23rd, 2011 (to be confirmed).