Neurones, Synapses and Circuits

Professor Steve Redman (Movement and Memory Lab. Neuroscience Division, John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU)

DATE: 2006-04-21
TIME: 11:00:00 - 12:00:00
LOCATION: RSISE Seminar Room, ground floor, building 115, cnr. North and Daley Roads, ANU

ABSTRACT:
There are many different types of neurones in the brain. They are characterised by their functional role, dendritic architecture, voltage-dependent membrane conductances, and the dynamic transfer properties of the synapses they make with other neurones.

First I will provide some examples of neurones and synapses with very different properties. I will then propose some generic approaches to modelling these neurones and synapses for the purposes of incorporating them into models of neuronal circuits.

BIO:
Steve Redman has a BE and ME in Electrical Engineering. He worked on design of early carrier systems for open-wire lines in the early 60’s (in the Post-Master General’s Dept) before becoming interested in communication in the nervous system. He lectured in EE at Monash University while doing a PhD in neurophysiology (1963-67). Since then he has investigated many aspects of neuronal and synaptic signalling at Oxford and Monash Universities, and for the past 25 years at the ANU in the John Curtin School of Medical Research.

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