Joint BCCN/FACETS Student Workshop: Using Python for Computational Neuroscience

When: June 9-13, 2008
Where: Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - Freiburg
Oragnizers: Jens Kremkow, Jochen Eppler
Schedule: PyWorkshop.pdf

Lectures + Excercises

Monday

Introduction to Python - Jochen Eppler (Honda Research Institute)

Lecture: ProgrammingInPython-Introduction.pdf
Exercises: ProgrammingInPython-Exercises.pdf
The complete source code: mypong.tgz

Tuesday

Scientific Programming with Python - Eilif Muller (EPFL)
Material: FacetsPythonCourse2008/MullerLecture, Exercises.

Wednesday

Biological Modelling with Python - Jens Kremkow (CNRS Marseille/ University of Freiburg)
Visual System slides: VisualSystem.pdf
 NeuroTools slides: NeuroTools.pdf

Brian: Introduction and Tutorial - Dan Goodman (ENS Paris)

Slides: brian_freiburg_tutorial_june_2008.pdf
Examples: adaptive_threshold.py , leaky_if.py , minimalexample.py , synfire_chains.py interactive_session_part_1_1.py interactive_session_part_1_2.py
Gabor function: gabor.py
Websites:  Brian,  docs

Thursday

Modeling Neural Systems with  PyNN - Andrew Davison (CNRS Gif sur Yvette)

Lecture:  freiburg_PyNN_lectures.pdf.zip

Exercises