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Seminars
"Understanding vision: theory, models, and data" (every summer term) (click here) -- cancelled for '23 due to summer school
"How does vision work? Insights from theory, models and data" (click here) -- winter term 22/23
"Systems Computational Neuroscience" (click here) -- winter term 22/23
Systems Vision Science Summer School & Symposium (click here) -- summer term 23
Laboratory Internships
" Computationally motivated behavioral experiments in humans" (click here)
" From Computational Vision to Experimental or Modeling Practice" (click here)
" From Computational Vision to Experimental or Modeling Practice for Physics" (click here)
Online Course on Thinkific: "Understanding vision: theory, models, and data"
Some feedback from students which took the "Understanding Vision" - course:
"I would recommend it for people interested in the Bayesian brain hypothesis and the idea that our brain is mostly ideal, and how that works out as a theory."
"It's a very difficult lecture but with very interessting insights so it's worth it :) "
"The course provides good insight into mathematical and psychophysical modeling, and their reconciliation. It is not just for students interested in vision, but also for those looking for an a course on modeling neural mechanisms and perhaps behavioral experimental design."
"Excellent lecturer - Interesting topic/point of view on vision - "Hard science" course "
"The goal is understanding the principles behind vision and getting a good general grasp of computations involved in this process. Thus the focus is not on analyzing equations in depth or learning the subject by heart to pass an exam. The encouragement of discussions and questions and the weekly abstracts make it easier to reach this goal and build the knowledge instead."
"Thanks for the personal attention in class and for homework. It's not present in most of my other classes. I had clashes with other courses during the tutorials but would've joined otherwise."
"One of the best lectures I've taken so far."
"Really appreciated the format and Dr. Zhaoping's passion for teaching and encouraging scientific teaching instead of just pushing information our way and expecting us to be able to repeat exactly what was taught."
About me
From Oct. 2018, I am a professor in University of Tuebingen and the head of the Department of Sensory and Sensorimotor Systems at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tuebingen, Germany. My research experience throughout the years ranges from areas in high energy physics to neurophysiology and marine biology, with most experience in understanding the brain functions in vision, olfaction, and in nonlinear neural dynamics.
Previously taught courses
Announcement for Lab Practical course, Winter semester 2020/2021, University of Tübingen
A course to learn to do visual psychophysics, University of Tübingen Jan 2020
Theoretical Understanding of Early Visual Processes --- information
Recommended text book: Theoretical Neuroscience by Peter Dayan and LF Abbott
Some course information for Nordita Master Class in Physics 2006