Advanced Neural Science for Engineers

ABOUT THE COURSE: The course is a follow-up course of the NPTEL – Neural Science for Engineers. The main objective is to enable students with neural engineering aspects of recent trends in neuroscience, including rodent experiments, electronic system design and associated signal analyses.INTENDED AUDIENCE: Engineering Students, Faculty from Engineering Colleges, Medical Students, Faculty from Medical CollegesPREREQUISITES: Preferable, but not essential, to have taken the NPTEL Neural Science for Engineers.INDUSTRY SUPPORT: MathWorks, Open BCI, LabVIEW

Week 1: Computational Neurobiology I: Introduction, basics Week 2: Compuational Neurobiology II: Modeling cell functions and local networks Week 3: Computational Neurobiology III: Complex networks and specific cases Week 4: Compuational Neurobiology IV: Large scale networks, optimisation Week 5: Microfabrication for neuroscience Applications: Microelectrode Arrays, Fabrication: Thin Film Deposition, Sputtering, E-beam Evaporation. Week 6: Need for Invasive Techniques to acquire neurological signals, Types of implants, and signal conditioning systems. Week 7: MEA Characterization, MEA-based neuro potential acquisition system design and applications. Week 8: Flexible MEA Fabrication, Neurosurgery Demonstration of rodent experiments and relevant signal analysis Week 9: Deep Brain Stimulation: Need, Experimental Protocol, System Design, Demo, and Application Week 10: System Design using 3D Printing and COMSOL Simulation for neural engineering system design Week 11: Non-Invasive BCI, Recent Trends in Brain-Computer Interfaces and applications Week 12: Epilepsy basics, Epilepsy EEG Test protocols, Approaches for Seizure detection for epilepsy type identification.