course_modules [Data Analysis Course 2013]

Course Format and Course Modules

This 5th G-Node Course on Neural Data Analysis comprises four course modules, one module for each day. Each module treats a specific topic that will be presented by one faculty member. Each module comprises an introductory lecture plus a total of six hours of practical course work. All students are required to prepare in advance on the basis of the introductory reading lists below.

Module I : Analysis of synaptic events in intracellular voltage clamp recordings

Clemens Boucsein (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität and Bernstein Center Freiburg)

Boucsein C, Nawrot M, Rotter S, Aertsen A, Heck D (2005) Controlling synaptic input patterns in vitro by dynamic photo stimulation. J Neurophysiol. 2005 Oct;94(4):2948-58.

Boucsein C, Nawrot MP, Schnepel P, Aertsen A (2011) Beyond the cortical column: abundance and physiology of horizontal connections imply a strong role for inputs from the surround. Front Neurosci. 2011 Apr 1;5:32.

Module II : Data analysis of short-term synaptic plasticity

Alex Loebel (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)

Tsodyks MV, Markram H (1997) The neural code between neocortical pyramidal neurons depends on neurotransmitter release probability. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Jan 21;94(2):719-23. Erratum in: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997 May 13;94(10):5495.

Markram H, Wang Y, Tsodyks M (1998) Differential signaling via the same axon of neocortical pyramidal neurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Apr 28;95(9):5323-8.

Module III : Spectral analysis of graded potentials and spike responses

Jan Grewe (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)

Borst A, Theunissen FE (1999) Information theory and neural coding. Nat Neurosci. 1999 Nov;2(11):947-57.

Middleton JW, Longtin A, Benda J, Maler L (2006) The cellular basis for parallel neural transmission of a high-frequency stimulus and its low-frequency envelope. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Sep 26;103(39):14596-601.

McDonnell MD, Ward LM (2011) The benefits of noise in neural systems: bridging theory and experiment. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2011 Jun 20;12(7):415-26.

Module IV : Directional tuning and decoding in motor cortex

Martin Nawrot (Freie Universität Berlin)

Georgopoulos AP, Kalaska JF, Caminiti R, Massey JT (1982) On the relations between the direction of two-dimensional arm movements and cell discharge in primate motor cortex. J Neurosci. 1982 Nov;2(11):1527-37.

Nawrot M, Aertsen A, Rotter S (1999) Single-trial estimation of neuronal firing rates: from single-neuron spike trains to population activity. J Neurosci Methods. 1999 Dec 15;94(1):81-92.

Rickert J, Riehle A, Aertsen A, Rotter S, Nawrot MP (2009) Dynamic encoding of movement direction in motor cortical neurons. J Neurosci. 2009 Nov 4;29(44):13870-82.