Graduate Course Descriptions

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6120. Neuronal Information Processing and Sensory Coding

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: BME 5100. This course and ECE 6311 may not both be taken for credit.

Grading Basis: Graded

Processing, transmission, and storage of information in the central and peripheral nervous systems. Mechanisms of signal generation, transmission and coding by neurons and dendrites. Analysis of invertebrate and vertebrate visual and auditory systems, including: mechanisms of neurosensory transduction, coding, and signal-to-noise ratio enhancement. Neural spatio-temporal filters for feature extraction and pattern recognition. Information theoretic analysis of signal encoding and transmission in the nervous system. This course assumes a background in linear systems and feedback control system.


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Term Class Number Campus Instruction Mode Instructor Section Session Schedule Enrollment Location Credits Grading Basis Notes
Spring 2024 13910 Storrs In Person Escabi, Monty 001 Reg We 2:30pm‑5:00pm
2/15 ARJ 105 3.00 Graded