9.29 Computational Neuroscience

Spring 2003

Problem Sets

Problem Set 1: Linear regression, convolution, and correlation. (pdf) Due Thursday, February 13 in class.
- To do the homework, you will need to download 4.7 Mb of data, generously provided by Prof. Fabrizio Gabbiani of Baylor College of Medicine. If you have a slow data link, you might want to download the abridged version instead, which is just the first 10000 samples. If you have trouble loading the file on windows ("File may be corrupt"), then try downloading the zipped version.
- You might want to consult this MATLAB quick reference.
- Here are some other resources:
  - The first optional lecture covered introductory MATLAB (lecture notes available here).
  - To find out how to use MATLAB on Athena, take a look at MATLAB at MIT
  - It might be worth taking a Athena minicourse on MATLAB. Some sessions are offered next week.
- Complete documentation is available at the MATLAB help desk, which can be accessed on Athena by typing "helpdesk" at the MATLAB prompt. Check out the tutorial "Getting started with MATLAB"
Solution of problem set 1. (pdf)
Problem Set 2: More convolution and correlation. (pdf) Due Thursday, February 20 in class.
Solution of problem set 2. (pdf)
Problem Set 3: Visual receptive fields and least squares. (pdf) Due Thursday, February 27 in class.
Solution of problem set 3. (pdf)
Problem Set 4: Fourier series and integrals. (pdf) Due Thursday, March 6.
Solution of problem set 4. (pdf)
Problem Set 5: Filters and Poisson processes. (pdf) Due Thursday, March 13.
Solution of problem set 5. (pdf)
Problem Set 6: Passive models of neurons. (pdf) Due Thursday, April 10.
Solution of problem set 6. pdf
Problem Set 7: The Hodgkin-Huxley model and its variants. (pdf) Due Friday, Apr. 18.
Solution of problem set 7. pdf
Problem Set 8: Bifurcation theory and cable theory. (pdf) Due Thursday, April 24.
Solution of problem set 8. pdf
Problem Set 9: Markov processes and random walks (pdf) Due Tuesday, May 6.
Solution of problem set 9. pdf