02248cam a22002774a 4500991003599359707536190129s2011 enka b 001 0 eng d9780521877954 (hbk.)b14358001-39ule_instBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Matematica e Fisica - Sez. Fisicaeng612.801/1322LC QP357.5Principles of computational modelling in neuroscience /David Sterratt ... [et al.]Cambridge ;New York :Cambridge University Press,2011xi, 390 p. :ill. (some col.) ;26 cmIncludes bibliographical references (p. [351]- and index"The nervous system is made up of a large number of interacting elements. To understand how such a complex system functions requires the construction and analysis of computational models at many different levels. This book provides a step-by-step account of how to model the neuron and neural circuitry to understand the nervous system at all levels, from ion channels to networks. Starting with a simple model of the neuron as an electrical circuit, gradually more details are added to include the effects of neuronal morphology, synapses, ion channels and intracellular signalling. The principle of abstraction is explained through chapters on simplifying models, and how simplified models can be used in networks. This theme is continued in a final chapter on modelling the development of the nervous system. Requiring an elementary background in neuroscience and some high school mathematics, this textbook is an ideal basis for a course on computational neuroscience"--Provided by publisherComputational neuroscienceSterratt, Davidauthorhttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut785812.b1435800126-11-1929-01-19991003599359707536LE006 617.7 STE12006000104050le006nE57.35-l- 00000.i1588185407-03-19LE006 617.7 STE12006000187121le006pE55.77-l- 01010.i1590857426-11-19Principles of computational modelling in neuroscience1749544UNISALENTOle00629-01-19ma engenk00