Hours:
20 hours (5 credits)

Room:

Aula Riunioni del Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Via G. Caruso 16, Pisa - Ground Floor

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Short Abstract:

The main goal of this course is to develop in the students the capacity to use the specific language of Computational Neuroscience for a multiscale modeling approach, in order to study and understand the physiological and pathological processes underlying cognitive functions and the mechanisms for generating, encoding, and transmitting signals in the central nervous system.

Course Contents in brief:

Signals propagation in the dendrites. Use of 3D neuron reconstructions; The NEURON simulation environment. Synaptic transmission and plasticity. Kinetics of ion channels activation and inactivation. Ion channels and their role in the generation, modulation, and propagation of action potentials in the dendrites. Implementation of a realistic neuronal network. Models for pattern recognition and associative memory. Computational models to investigate brain diseases, drug effects, biochemical pathways, and external factor such as Electrical Fields.
Olfactory Bulb and Hippocampus: neuron types, network architecture, and the emergence of computational properties. Explainable Artificial Intelligence using brain-inspired circuitry.
Hands-on experience in writing and modifying simulation scripts for biologically realistic models, including the use of HPC resources and EBRAINS tools for state-of-the-art computational neuroscience workflows.

Schedule:

1. Mar 16th 2026 – 09:00-13:00
2. Mar 17th 2026 – 09:00-13:00
3. Mar 18th 2026 – 09:00-13:00
4. Mar 19th 2026 – 09:00-13:00
5. Mar 20th 2026 – 09:00-13:00