Brains, Minds, and Computers - Fall 2009

(ECEN 4831/5831)

Course Description

Text:

Selections From: E. R. Kandel, J. H. Schwartz, and T. M. Jessel, Principles of Neural Science, fourth edition, published by McGraw Hill, plus journal articles and reprints on reserve in the Math/Engineering library.

Time and location:

Tuesday and Thursday, 2:00-3:15, ECCS 1B14 (small CAETE classroom)

Instructor:

Howard Wachtel

Office: Engineering Center Office Tower, OT 433
   Phone: (303) 492-7713
   Fax: (303) 492-2758
   E-mail: wachtel@colorado.edu or
           hwachtel@comcast.net

Guest lecturer:

Dave Beeman

Office: Engineering Center ECEE 124
   Phone: (303) 492-2852
   Fax: (303) 492-2758
   E-mail: dbeeman@dogstar.colorado.edu
   WWW Home Page: http://dogstar.colorado.edu/dbeeman/dbeeman.html

Course Information and Materials

We will be adding to this list throughout the semester. To get a rough idea of some of the things that we will be doing later on, see the Fall 2008 Course Information.

Revised Course Outline (MS Word format)

Grading Scheme

Syllabus and Reading Assignments for Nov. 17 - Dec. 3 (PDF file to view with Acrobat Reader.) These were handed out in class on November 12.

Summary of the Hodgkin-Huxley model You should have a printed version of this with you during the Nov. 19 lecture.