Synaptic Plasticity Courses and Certifications

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Molecular Mechanisms of Memory Updating in Young and Old Mice - Janine Kwapis

Explore molecular mechanisms behind memory updating in mice across age groups. Discover how the brain associates events over various timescales and the biological processes supporting associative learning.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Stepwise Synaptic Plasticity Events Drive the Early Phase of Memory Consolidation

Explore synaptic plasticity events driving early memory consolidation, bridging timescales from milliseconds to longer periods in learning and neural connections.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Perspectives and Discussion - Metaplasticity

Exploración de la metaplasticidad y sus implicaciones en el aprendizaje cerebral. Discusión entre expertos sobre mecanismos moleculares, celulares y de circuitos que permiten el aprendizaje asociativo a través de múltiples escalas temporales.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Pathway-Specific TNF-Mediated Metaplasticity in the Hippocampus - Cliff Abraham

Explores pathway-specific TNF-mediated metaplasticity in the hippocampus, examining neural mechanisms for associating events across different timescales and their implications for learning and memory.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Decoding Time With Long-Term Plasticity of Short-Term Plasticity - Dean Buonomano

Exploring how the brain bridges timescales in learning, from milliseconds to days, through long-term changes in short-term synaptic plasticity. Insights into neural mechanisms of temporal processing and memory formation.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Perspectives and Discussion - Behaviorally Relevant Synaptic Plasticity Rules

Conference discussion on bridging timescales in neurobiology of learning, exploring mechanisms for synaptic plasticity and associative learning across molecular, cellular, and circuit levels to support long-term memory formation.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Input- and Target-Specific Synaptic Plasticity in Neocortical Networks During Sensory Learning - Alison Barth

Explore synaptic plasticity in neocortical networks during sensory learning, focusing on input and target specificity. Gain insights into neural mechanisms underlying learning and memory formation.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

A Directed Form of Synaptic Plasticity Produces Experience-Dependent Hippocampal Representations

Exploring synaptic plasticity's role in forming experience-dependent hippocampal representations, focusing on directed mechanisms and their impact on memory formation and neural encoding.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Local Translation of Synaptopodin as a Synaptic-Tagging Mechanism

Explore synaptopodin's role in synaptic tagging for input-specific homeostatic plasticity. Discover mechanisms bridging neural events across timescales in learning and memory formation.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

Behavioral Timescale Cooperativity and Competitive Synaptic Interactions - Thomas O'Dell (UCLA Med)

Explore synaptic interactions and behavioral timescale cooperativity in neurobiology, examining mechanisms that bridge neural events and long-term learning experiences across various timescales.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Computational Neuroscience

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Explore computational principles of vision, sensory-motor control, learning, and memory. Gain hands-on experience with neural encoding, decoding, and network models using Matlab/Octave/Python.

• Coursera
• 1 day 2 hours 8 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Computational Neuroscience: Neuronal Dynamics of Cognition

This course explains the mathematical and computational models that are used in the field of theoretical neuroscience to analyze the collective dynamics of thousands of interacting neurons.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality, 2nd Edition

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Investigate how the human brain is sculpted by evolution, genes, experience, hormones, and other influences to produce a wide range of behaviors, led by a prominent neurobiologist, zoologist, and MacArthur "genius" grant recipient.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

TED

How an Ancient Virus Spread the Ability to Remember

Explore how memory storage mimics viral transmission, uncovering the surprising link between an ancient virus and our ability to learn and remember.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

MITCBMM

Next-Generation Recurrent Network Models for Cognitive Neuroscience

Explore next-gen recurrent neural networks for cognitive neuroscience, addressing challenges and combining biological knowledge with computational goals for improved brain and mind understanding.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course