| Location: | Seminar Room, Haus 4, Campus Nord (Ph13, H4, SR12b) |
| Time: | Thursday 14:00-16:00, c.t. |
| Script: | in developmental stage |
| Script: | [ pdf ] |
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Nerve tissue is comprised of excitable cells, supporting cells and a surrounding bath. This seminar lecture reviews the biophysical basics of excitability, including the stochastic processes that govern voltage-gated ion-channels in nerve membranes. The composition of ion channels, among other factors, determines the functional properties of action potential pulses, which are analysed using dynamical systems theory. The statistics of pulse trains is derived from the microscopic level of ion-channel fluctuations. This will also serve the understanding of a self-consistent description of macroscopic neural-network dynamics.
There will be a computer tutorial at the end of the term.