Computational Neuroscience

  1. Models of Sensory and Motor Systems
    1. The Visual System
      1. Modeling the Retina
        1. Photoreceptors
          1. Rod and cone responses
            1. Light adaptation
              1. Phototransduction
              2. Retinal ganglion cells
                1. ON and OFF cells
                  1. Center-surround organization
                    1. Temporal dynamics
                    2. Retinal processing
                      1. Edge detection
                        1. Motion detection
                          1. Color processing
                        2. Receptive Fields in V1
                          1. Simple cells
                            1. Orientation selectivity
                              1. Spatial frequency tuning
                                1. Linear summation
                                2. Complex cells
                                  1. Position invariance
                                    1. Nonlinear summation
                                      1. Direction selectivity
                                      2. Orientation selectivity
                                        1. Orientation maps
                                          1. Pinwheel structures
                                            1. Development models
                                          2. Models of Object Recognition
                                            1. Hierarchical processing
                                              1. Feature hierarchies
                                                1. Invariant representations
                                                2. Convolutional neural networks
                                                  1. Biological inspiration
                                                    1. Deep learning models
                                                    2. Attention mechanisms
                                                      1. Spatial attention
                                                        1. Feature-based attention
                                                    3. The Auditory System
                                                      1. Cochlear Processing
                                                        1. Basilar membrane mechanics
                                                          1. Hair cell transduction
                                                            1. Frequency decomposition
                                                            2. Sound Localization
                                                              1. Interaural time differences
                                                                1. Jeffress model
                                                                  1. Coincidence detection
                                                                  2. Interaural level differences
                                                                    1. Lateral superior olive
                                                                      1. Inhibitory interactions
                                                                      2. Spectral cues
                                                                        1. Pinna filtering
                                                                      3. Speech Processing
                                                                        1. Temporal coding
                                                                          1. Envelope following
                                                                            1. Fine structure coding
                                                                            2. Phoneme recognition
                                                                              1. Categorical perception
                                                                                1. Motor theory
                                                                              2. Pitch Perception
                                                                                1. Place theory
                                                                                  1. Temporal theory
                                                                                    1. Autocorrelation models
                                                                                  2. The Somatosensory System
                                                                                    1. Cortical Maps
                                                                                      1. Somatotopy
                                                                                        1. Body map organization
                                                                                          1. Magnification factors
                                                                                          2. Barrel cortex
                                                                                            1. Whisker maps
                                                                                              1. Columnar organization
                                                                                            2. Plasticity of sensory maps
                                                                                              1. Activity-dependent plasticity
                                                                                                1. Cortical reorganization
                                                                                                  1. Critical periods
                                                                                                  2. Touch and Texture
                                                                                                    1. Mechanoreceptor responses
                                                                                                      1. Texture discrimination
                                                                                                        1. Haptic processing
                                                                                                      2. The Motor System
                                                                                                        1. Motor Cortex
                                                                                                          1. Movement planning
                                                                                                            1. Motor preparation
                                                                                                              1. Movement parameters
                                                                                                              2. Population coding
                                                                                                                1. Population vector algorithm
                                                                                                                  1. Optimal linear estimation
                                                                                                                  2. Corticospinal tract
                                                                                                                    1. Direct pathway
                                                                                                                      1. Motor unit recruitment
                                                                                                                    2. Cerebellum
                                                                                                                      1. Motor learning
                                                                                                                        1. Error-based learning
                                                                                                                          1. Adaptive control
                                                                                                                          2. Error correction
                                                                                                                            1. Forward models
                                                                                                                              1. Inverse models
                                                                                                                              2. Purkinje cell plasticity
                                                                                                                                1. Long-term depression
                                                                                                                                  1. Climbing fiber signals
                                                                                                                                2. Basal Ganglia
                                                                                                                                  1. Action selection
                                                                                                                                    1. Go/No-go pathways
                                                                                                                                      1. Competition mechanisms
                                                                                                                                      2. Reinforcement learning
                                                                                                                                        1. Dopamine signals
                                                                                                                                          1. Striatal plasticity
                                                                                                                                          2. Movement disorders
                                                                                                                                            1. Parkinson's disease models
                                                                                                                                              1. Huntington's disease models
                                                                                                                                            2. Spinal Circuits
                                                                                                                                              1. Central pattern generators
                                                                                                                                                1. Locomotion circuits
                                                                                                                                                  1. Rhythmic patterns
                                                                                                                                                  2. Reflex circuits
                                                                                                                                                    1. Stretch reflex
                                                                                                                                                      1. Withdrawal reflex

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