Computational Neuroscience Unit
We use computational, data-driven methods to study how neurons and microcircuits in the brain operate. We are interested in the interaction between fundamental properties like morphology or excitability and neural functions like information processing or learning. Most of our models concern the cerebellum because this brain structure has a relatively simple anatomy and the physiology of its main neurons has been studied extensively, allowing for detailed modeling at many different levels of complexity.
OIST Courses and Workshops
Okinawa Computational Neuroscience Course (OCNC): next one June 11 - 28, 2012
Course in Molecular Neuroanatomy (MNA): next one January 28 - February 8, 2013
The NeuroPhysiome: Bridging computational neuroscience and systems biology: October 3-6, 2010
Hardware and software for large-scale biological computing in the next decade: December 11-14, 2007
OIST Website Stories
April 2012: OIST Researchers Identify Pattern in Biological Branchings
February 2012: Fiery Neurons
October 2011: A 3D reconstructed “forest” of neurons
Positions available
We are recruiting postdocs.
