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Explores columnar processing in the cortex, decision-making tasks, and the transition from spatial information to action.

Spatial Continuum: Cortex

Explores cortical fields, orientation columns, solution types, and perception in computational neuroscience.

Spatial Continuum: Field Equations

Explores spatial continuum models, field equations, and coupling mechanisms in computational neuroscience.

The difficulty of dissociating cells in human brain

Discusses the diversity of neocortical neurons, challenges in dissociating human brain cells, and the evolution of expanded neocortex across mammals.

Glutamatergic Circuits: Mouse Whisker System

Delves into the role of glutamatergic synapses in relaying sensory information and highlights the significance of large amplitude synapses in sensory processing.

Why study human neuronal microcircuits

Explores the significance of studying human neuronal microcircuits and their correlation with brain size and cognitive abilities.

Mathematical Model of the Brain: Dynamics and Equilibria

Explores a mathematical model of the brain, discussing dynamics, equilibria, orientation selectivity, and cortical network models.

Neuronal Densities: Molecular Profiling

Explores molecular profiling for determining neuronal densities and the correlation with reconstructed circuits.

Neuronal Dynamics: Aims and Challenges

Explores the aims and challenges in computational neuroscience, focusing on neuronal dynamics of cognition and mean-field arguments.

GABA Receptors: Mechanisms and Functions

Explores GABA receptors, inhibition mechanisms, signaling changes, and neuron types.

Neocortical Neuron Classification

Explores neocortical neuron classification, ion channel kinetics, challenges in modeling individual cells, and data integration.

Perception: Field Models

Explores computational neuroscience aspects of perception using field models and spatial continuum models.

Studying the Mouse Brain & the Allen Brain Observatory

Explores the mouse brain's visual physiology and the Allen Brain Observatory's research.

Identifying Human Cortical Cell Types

Focuses on identifying human cortical cell types using RNA-Seq data and discusses cell clustering, neuron mapping, and cell type diversity.

Neuroscience Techniques: Two-Photon Microscopy

Explores the use of two-photon microscopy in neuroscience research, highlighting its benefits and applications in brain imaging and behavior studies.

Transcriptonomics in Mouse Virtual Cortex

Delves into using transcriptonomics to study the mouse virtual cortex and classifying cortical neurons.

Accessing the NMC portal

Introduces the Neocortical Microcircuit Collaboration Portal, offering interactive browsing and downloadable models.

Data Driven Model Building and Visualisation

Explores data-driven model building, focusing on neocortical microcircuit reconstruction and collaborative modeling efforts in neuroscience.

Motor Control in Vertebrates

Explores the hierarchical organization of motor control in vertebrates and layered control architectures.

Blue Brain: Neocortical Microcircuitry

Covers the Blue Brain project's history, neocortical microcircuitry, neuron morphologies, and ion channel behavior.