Video of Lecture 1
Video of Lecture 2
(in Portuguese)
Referências:
1) D. K. Arrowsmith, C. M. Place. An Introduction to Dynamical Systems. Cambridge University Press. 1990.
2) J. Sotomayor. Lições de Equações Diferenciais Ordinárias. IMPA, 1979.
3) M. Kot. Elements of Mathematical Ecology. Cambridge University Press, 2001.
(Em Portugues)
(In English)
Timetable
- Lecture1 (1h) Membrane biophysics and the Hodgkin-Huxley model.
- Lecture2 (1h) Excitability and action potentials. Phase-plane analysis.
From resting state to oscillations (bifurcation analysis).
- Lecture3 (1h) Firing rate models for neuronal populations. Wilson-Cowan
equations.
- Lecture4 (1h) Applications to cognitive tasks (decision making, perception).