Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

ELEC 481 - COMP NEUROSCIENCE/NEURAL ENGNR

Long Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF NERVE AND MUSCLE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Department: Electrical & Computer Eng.
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Introduction to anatomy and physiology and of the brain, basic electrophysiology, development of models of neurons and natural neural networks. Includes descriptions of neuromorphic circuits, which can represent neuron and network behavior in silicon. Course serves as an introduction to Neural Engineering. Cross-list: BIOE 481, NEUR 481. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of basic electrical and operational amplifier circuits; and ordinary differential equations.