Self-study computational neuroscience | Coding, Textbooks, Math
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This video is based on the article https://medium.com/neurotechx/how-to-get-started-in-computational-neuroscience-dde4b1817ccd
My name is Artem, I'm a computational neuroscience student and researcher.
In this video I share my experience on getting started with computational neuroscience. We will talk about programming languages, learning to code, recommended textbooks and finding project ideas to practice with.
Related video links:
Discovering research papers: https://youtu.be/Z9C4mPR0uI4
How to read papers effectively: https://youtu.be/4yOm4kklKIA
Direct practice: https://youtu.be/NuTU9YFqZqQ
Special thanks to Crimson Ghoul for providing English subtitles!
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Coding platform: https://codeforces.com
Textbooks:
- https://www.amazon.com/Neuroscience-Exploring-Mark-F-Bear/dp/0781778174
- https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Neural-Science-Fifth-Kandel/dp/0071390111
- https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Inside-Out-Gy-C3-B6rgy-Buzs-C3-A1ki-dp-0190905387/dp/0190905387
- https://www.amazon.com/Theoretical-Neuroscience-Computational-Mathematical-Modeling/dp/0262541858
- https://www.amazon.com/Dynamical-Systems-Neuroscience-Excitability-Computational/dp/0262514206/
Neuroscience textbook with python exercises: https://neuronaldynamics.epfl.ch/
Linear algebra:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL49CF3715CB9EF31D
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDPD3MizzM2xVFitgF8hE_ab
Open datasets:
https://openneuro.org/datasets
https://neuromorpho.org/
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OUTLINE:
0:00 Introduction
0:46 What is computational neuroscience
4:24 Necessary skills
5:42 Choosing programming language
6:50 Algorithmic thinking
8:36 Ways to practice coding
9:43 General neuroscience books
11:08 Computational neuroscience books
13:00 Mathematics resources & pitfalls
15:40 Looking of project ideas
18:59 Finding data to practice with
19:29 Final advise
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