Systems Neuroscience
Fall semester 2024
INI415

Organizer: Daniel C. Kiper

Time: Tuesday, 8.15 am to 10:00
Location: Y35 F 32
First lecture on Tuesday 17.9.2024


This course focuses on the treatment of information in primate cortex. We will learn about the sensory, motor, and cognitive systems that underlie human behavior. In addition to the lectures, we have one hour of exercises each week. These will consist in readings you have to do, as well as practical excercises. You will be informed about these requirements in the course of the lectures. There will be a final exam that covers the material covered in the lectures, and the additional readings given as exercises.

If you'd like to consult a good text book, I recommend: "Principles of Neural Science", edited by Kandel, Schwartz and Jessell, 4th edition.

Language: English (but you can speak german...)

If you have a question, just contact me (kiper@ini.ethz.ch).

The exam is a multiple-choice written exam that takes place on the last day of the course.
It will take place on December 17, from 8.15 to 9.15, in room Y35 F 32 (our usual lecture hall).

17.9 Introduction to the course. Start of visual system.
Here are the slides.
And here is the recording.

24.9 Vision continued. Same slides.
Here is the recording.

1.10 End of the visual system.
This lecture will take place on Zoom, here is the link: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/68839072750
Lecture cancelled due to bad internet connection (so no recording either)...sorry.

8.10 end of vision. Vestibular system.
Here is the recording

15.10 The chemical senses
Here is the recording
Mandatory readings (exercises)
Read this paper on the visual system.
And this one on the vestibular system.

22.10 Autonomic nervous system
Here is the recording

29.10 Motor systems
Here is the recording
Exercise; watch this video from D. Wolpert.

5.11 Limbic system
Here is the recording
Remember that the next 4 lectures will be taught by guest lecturers.
The material will be found on OLAT, not here...
Have fun!

10.12 Q & A session

17.12 Exam: here is a short sample exam
and here corrected