Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience

This cross disciplinary program aims at understanding the computational capabilities of neural systems combining approaches from Physics, Biology, Computer Science, Psychology, Medicine, and related fields. Transformative technological progress is currently opening unprecedented research opportunities to analyze collective behavior in and to decipher the evolutionary design principles of neuronal networks, thus enabling the new generation of scientists to solve the big questions of basic research.

Computational and theoretical neuroscience research at the Göttingen Campus is extraordinary broad, ranging from research into the molecular architecture and biophysics of living neuronal computing devices to the operation of complex brain networks and to emergent cognitive abilities of human and animal brains. Many research projects are jointly driven by collaborating experimental and computational research groups and offer students a comprehensive learning experience at the frontier of neurobiology and the computational and exact sciences.

The computational neuroscience community in Göttingen is offering innovative courses in Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience. These include lectures in neural networks and theoretical neuroscience, seminars and method courses on topics in theoretical neuroscience, and an annual advanced summer school in computational neuroscience. PTCN extends these offers and shapes them into a comprehensive and interdisciplinary curriculum.