On quantum biology - with Johnjoe McFadden - #13
Is quantum physics important in determining how living systems, including brains, work? Today's guest is a professor of molecular genetics at the University of Surrey in England and explores this que...
8 Jun 20241h 17min
On modeling of signaling pathways inside the neuron - with Avrama Blackwell - #12
Most computational neuroscientists investigate electric dynamics in neurons or neural networks, but there is also computations going on inside neurons. Here the key dynamical variables are concentrati...
25 Mai 20241h 31min
On synaptic learning rules for spiking neurons - with Friedemann Zenke - #11
Today's AI is largely based on supervised learning of neural networks using the backpropagation-of-error synaptic learning rule. This learning rule relies on differentiation of continuous activation f...
27 Apr 20241h 30min
On large-scale modeling of mouse primary visual cortex - with Anton Arkhipov - #10
Over the last ten years or so, the MindScope project at the Allen Institute in Seattle has pursued an industrylab-like approach to study the mouse visual cortex in unprecedented detail using electroph...
30 Mar 20242h 2min
On origins of computational neuroscience and AI as scientific fields - with Terrence Sejnowski (vintage) - #9
Today's guest is a pioneer both in the fields of computational neuroscience and artificial intelligence (AI) and has had a front seat during their development. His many contributions include, for exa...
16 Mar 20241h 55min
On reverse engineering of the roundworm C.elegans - with Konrad Kording - #8
Today's guest has argued that the present dominant way of doing systems neuroscience in mammals (large-scale electric or optical recordings of neural activity combined with data analysis) will be inad...
2 Mar 20241h 34min
On topological data analysis and Hopfield-like network models - with Carina Curto - #7
Over the last decade topological analysis has been established as a new tool for analysis of spiking data. Today's guest has been a pioneer in adapting this mathematical technique for use in our field...
3 Feb 20242h 14min
On central pattern generators in the spinal cord - with Henrik Lindén - #6
Not all interesting network activity occurs in cortex. Networks in the spinal cord, the long thin tubular structure extending downwards from the neck, is responsible for setting up rhythmic motor acti...
6 Jan 20241h 26min
