Self-study computational neuroscience | Coding, Textbooks, Math

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My name is Artem, I'm a computational neuroscience student and researcher.
In this video I share my experience on getting started with computational neuroscience. We will talk about programming languages, learning to code, recommended textbooks and finding project ideas to practice with.


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Coding platform: https://codeforces.com

Textbooks:
- https://www.amazon.com/Neuroscience-E...
- https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Neu...
- https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Inside-O...
- https://www.amazon.com/Theoretical-Ne...
- https://www.amazon.com/Dynamical-Syst...

Neuroscience textbook with python exercises: https://neuronaldynamics.epfl.ch/

Linear algebra:
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Open datasets:
https://openneuro.org/datasets
https://neuromorpho.org/

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OUTLINE:
0:00 Introduction
0:46 What is computational neuroscience
4:24 Necessary skills
5:42 Choosing programming language
6:50 Algorithmic thinking
8:36 Ways to practice coding
9:43 General neuroscience books
11:08 Computational neuroscience books
13:00 Mathematics resources & pitfalls
15:40 Looking of project ideas
18:59 Finding data to practice with
19:29 Final advise

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