Introduction to Computational Neuroscience

Objectives: Introduce tools that are essential for starting work in computational neuroscience. It includes pre-requisite knowledge such as programming with Python, linear algebra, calculus, statistics, and basic neuroscience.

Course materials

Welcome Video

Topic	Tutorial	Video	Slides
Python (W1D1&2)
Basics of Neurosciences 1 (W1D3)
Basics of Neurosciences 2 (W1D4)
Neural Data (W1D5)
Linear Algebra Tutorial 1 (W2D1)
Linear Algebra Tutorial 2 (W2D2)
Linear Algebra Tutorial 3 (W2D3)
Calculus Tutorial 1 (W2D4)
Calculus Tutorial 2 (W2D5)
Calculus Tutorial 3 (W2D5)
Statistics Tutorial 1 (W3D1)
Statistics Tutorial 2 (W3D2)

Useful resources

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Course outline

Week 1

• Mon, July 31: Python Day 1
• Tue, August 1: Python Day 2
• Wed, August 2: Basics of Neurosciences Day 1
• Thu, August 3: Basics of Neurosciences Day 2
• Fri, August 4: Neural Data

Week 2

• Mon, August 7: Linear Algebra Day 1 (Vectors)
• Tue, August 8: Linear Algebra Day 2 (Matrices)
• Wed, August 9: Linear Algebra Day 3 (Eigen Values and Eigen Vectors)
• Thu, August 10: Calculus Day 1 (Differentiation and Integration)
• Fri, August 11: Calculus Day 2 (Differential Equations)

Week 3

• Mon, August 14: Statistics Day 1 (Probability)
• Tue, August 15: Statistics Day 2 (Inference)
• Wed, August 16: Guest Speakers
• Thu, August 17: Project Day 1
• Fri, August 18: Project Day 2

Daily schedule

0:00 time here corresponds to the starting time of the day. This time is depending on your location is as follows:

• (UTC +0) Morocco and Mauritania: 3:00 PM
• (UTC +1) Algeria, Tunisia: 4:00 PM
• (UTC +2) Libya and Sudan: 5:00 PM
• (UTC +3) Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Egypt: 6:00 PM
• (UTC +4) UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar: 7:00 PM

Python Days

They are whole workshop days. The day in total is composed of 5 hours of tutorials including a 1 hour break in the middle. First day includes a welcome video to be watched offline before joining.

Time (Hour)	Lecture
0:00-2:00	Tutorials
2:00-3:00	Break
3:00-5:00	Tutorials

Neuroscience Days

Neuroscience days are composed of lectures that are recorded to be watched offline and a live Q&A session with the instructors.

Time (Hour)	Lecture
1:00-2:00	Live Q&A

Linear Algebra, Calculus, Statistics Days

These days will include a lecture to be watched offline before as well as tutorials to be conducted live. The last day contains also a live outro conclusion of the course.

Time (Hour)	Lecture
0:00-2:00	Tutorials
2:00-3:00	Break
3:00-5:00	Tutorials