Matlab Programming for Data Analysis
5244MAPD6Y | |||||
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English | |||||
| 2014-2015, Year 1 | |||||
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Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies | |||||
| (dr. C.A. Bosman Vittini) | |||||
Secretariat IIS | |||||
| Aanmelden | |||||
Leerdoelen
Research in contemporary neuroscience requires a solid foundation in data analysis. This course is aimed at providing students in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences Research Master with a first introduction to programming, with basic applications to problems in data analysis in neuroscience. MATLAB is the most widely used programming platform for neuroscientists in many different specialist fields.
Students who successfully take this course should acquire the following competences,
- Solve simple programming problems, as they appear in the daily practice of research neuroscientists
- Apply this knowledge to simple problems of data analysis of behavioral and neurophysiological data.
Inhoud
The course will comprise a basic introduction to MATLAB, designed to be suitable for students with little or no prior programming knowledge. The program will be based on introductory lectures and hand-on assignments, with the help and supervision of expert programmers. As far as possible, the work will be based on real data from neuroscience experiments. There will be an introduction of basic techniques to analysis behavioral tracking data, EEG-LFP and single unit electrophysiological data, including spectral analysis techniques, neuronal connectivity measurements and use of statistical tools provided by MATLAB and other developers.
Aanmelden
You must register through SIS at least four weeks before the course starts. Students other then Brain and Cognitive Sciences students also need to submit a secondary subject application. More information and the form can be found at: http://www.student.uva.nl/bcs.
Werkvorm
Three introductory lectures each week (including practical work) will be carried over under expert supervision. These lectures will help to prepare practical assignments Students will turn in four reports, which will consist of the code they wrote (it will involve analysis of actual neurophysiological data, which will be provided to the students), extensively commented. In addition, students will have to turn in small assignments each week, exercises based on the topics treated in the last week.
Onderwijstijden
See https://datanose.nl/#course[24841]
Studiemateriaal
Textbook: Stormy Attaway, Matlab, Second Edition: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving, Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN 978-0123850812
For the programming part, textbook material will be provided, for the experimental part, a selection of research articles will be provided.
Aantal deelnemers
25
Toetsvorm
Work on the weekly assignments (20%). --> 40% of the final grade
Exam: 60% of the final grade
Toetsdata
To be announced.