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Neuron modeling / Simulation (Tools: NEURON, GENESIS)
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biophysical mechanisms of signal processing
- estimation of model parameters
- impact of neuronal morphology on signal
processing
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Model system: COLLICULUS SUPERIOR / TECTUM OPTICUM
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stimulus representation by
neuronal populations
- visuomotor control - saccades
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Models of neuronal dendritic growth
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topological and metrical aspects
- scaling and complexity of dendritic patterns
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Structure-function models
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reduced (equivalent cable) models
- characteristics of intra-neuronal signal
processing
(signal moments)
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neural field models in 2D
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impact of anatomic connectivity patterns on excitation dynamics