Quantitative Electrophysiology
(3-0-0-3)
CMPE Degree: This course is N/A for the CMPE degree.
EE Degree: This course is N/A for the EE degree.
Lab Hours: 0 supervised lab hours and 0 unsupervised lab hours.
Technical Interest Groups / Course Categories: Bioengineering, Courses for non-ECE majors
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Prerequisites: ECE/BMED 4784
Catalog Description
A quantitative presentation of electrophysiological systems in biologicalorganisms, emphasizing the electrical properties and modeling of neural
and cardiac cells and systems. Cross-listed with BMED and PHYS 6787.
Course Outcomes
Not Applicable
Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs)
Not Applicable
Topic List
Neurons and Synapses * More complex ion channel models * Neuromuscular Junction Modeling of Electrophysiological Systems * Measurements/Characterization of Neuronal and Cardiac Behavior * Pattern Generation in Excitable Media * Behavioral vs. Functional Modeling * Parallelism and Connectivity * Single-cell modeling approaches * Cable models, length constants Cardiac Electrophysiology * Cardiac Muscle Cells and Rhythm Generation * Bioelectrodynamics of Cardiac Muscle * Models of Cardiac Cells and Systems Muscle Physiology architechture and models Neural Systems - Examples * Early Visual Processing * Auditory Processing and Localization * Learning of Sensorimotor Mappings * Oculomotor Control * Motor Pattern Generation * Muscular Control and Reflexes Stimulation and Control of Neural and Cardiac Systems * Microelectrodes * Cardiac Defibrillation * Neural Prostheses * Dynamic Clamp and similar real-time techniques * Neural interfacing at the cellular level * Brain-Computer Interfaces approaches and state of the art