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

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

== Lectures + Excercises ==

=== Monday ===

Introduction to Python - Jochen Eppler (Honda Research Institute)

Lecture: [attachment:ProgrammingInPython-Introduction.pdf] [[BR]]
Exercises: [attachment:ProgrammingInPython-Exercises.pdf] [[BR]]
The complete source code: [attachment:mypong.tgz]


=== Tuesday ===

Scientific Programming with Python - Eilif Muller (EPFL) [[BR]]
Material: [wiki:FacetsPythonCourse2008/MullerLecture], [wiki:FacetsPythonCourse2008/TuesdayExercises Exercises].


=== Wednesday ===

Biological Modelling with Python - Jens Kremkow (CNRS Marseille/ University of Freiburg)[[BR]]
Visual System slides: [attachment:VisualSystem.pdf][[BR]]
[http://neuralensemble.org/trac/NeuroTools NeuroTools] slides: [attachment:NeuroTools.pdf][[BR]]

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

Slides: [attachment:brian_freiburg_tutorial_june_2008.pdf] [[BR]]
Examples: [attachment:adaptive_threshold.py], [attachment:leaky_if.py], [attachment:minimalexample.py], [attachment:synfire_chains.py] [attachment:interactive_session_part_1_1.py] [attachment:interactive_session_part_1_2.py] [[BR]]
Gabor function: [attachment:gabor.py] [[BR]]
Websites: [http://brian.di.ens.fr/ Brian], [http://brian.di.ens.fr/docs docs]

=== Thursday ===

Modeling Neural Systems with [http://neuralensemble.org/PyNN PyNN] - Andrew Davison (CNRS Gif sur Yvette)

Lecture: [https://neuralensemble.org/svn/PyNN/doc/Freiburg2008/freiburg_PyNN_lectures.pdf.zip freiburg_PyNN_lectures.pdf.zip]

[wiki:FacetsPythonCourse2008/ThursdayExercises Exercises]