Artem Kirsanov Courses

Brain Criticality - Optimizing Neural Computations

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Explore how the brain optimizes information processing by operating near critical points, examining phase transitions, neuronal avalanches, and scale-free properties in neural networks.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How I Make Science Animations

Neuroscience PhD student shares creative process, software tools, and techniques for making science animations, including mathematical visualizations, 3D neuron activity, and brain models.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
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• Free Video

A Unifying Framework for Memory and Abstraction

Explore the Tolman-Eichenbaum Machine, a computational model unifying memory and spatial navigation in the hippocampus. Learn about its architecture, performance, and implications for neuroscience.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Building Blocks of Memory in the Brain

Explore engrams, the fundamental units of memory in the brain. Learn about memory allocation, storage, and linking, as well as the role of immediate-early genes and neuronal excitability in memory formation.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How Your Brain Organizes Information

Explore cognitive maps and how the brain organizes information for flexible behavior. Learn about hippocampal neurons, non-spatial mapping, graph theory, latent spaces, and factorized representations in neuroscience.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Dendrites: Why Biological Neurons Are Deep Neural Networks

Explore how individual neurons function like deep neural networks, examining their complex information processing capabilities and the physiological mechanisms behind their computational complexity.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Theta Rhythm - A Memory Clock

Explore the theta rhythm's role in memory encoding and retrieval. Learn about its generation, functions, and impact on brain activity, including integrated representations and sequential organization.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Wavelets- A Mathematical Microscope

Explore wavelet transform for signal processing, uncovering hidden structures in data. Learn to build a wavelet toolkit, understanding its applications from hydrodynamics to neuroscience.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Self-Study Computational Neuroscience - Coding, Textbooks, Math

Comprehensive guide to starting computational neuroscience: programming languages, coding practice, textbooks, math resources, project ideas, and datasets for self-study and skill development.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Neural Manifolds - The Geometry of Behaviour

Explore the geometry of behavior through neural manifolds, combining topology and neuroscience to understand high-dimensional information in neural circuits. Gain insights into brain function using intuitive explanations.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Key Equation Behind Probability - Entropy, Cross-Entropy, and KL Divergence

Explore probability theory fundamentals, from surprise to entropy, cross-entropy, and KL divergence. Learn key concepts applicable to neuroscience and machine learning.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Boltzmann Machines - The Grandfather of Generative Models

Explore Boltzmann Machines, early generative models learning data probability distributions using stochastic rules and latent representations. Understand their goals, distribution, update rules, and evolution to Restricted Boltzmann Machines.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
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• Free Video

The Most Important Algorithm in Machine Learning - Backpropagation Explained

Explore backpropagation's fundamentals, from curve fitting to gradient descent, chain rule, and computational graphs. Gain insights into this crucial machine learning algorithm's principles and applications.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Physics of Associative Memory - Exploring Hopfield Networks

Explore Hopfield networks, a foundational model of associative memory in neuroscience and machine learning. Learn about network architecture, inference, learning, and limitations.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Differential Equations: The Language of Change

Explore dynamical systems and differential equations through intuitive examples. Learn key concepts like state variables, phase portraits, and limit cycles to understand how systems change over time.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video