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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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

CREDITS:

[cashbuyer]

I’m American and I must say, nothings more encouraging to my self esteem than to see someone with English as a second language speak, present, and explain information 12X better than me….

[Gnimming]

Hi Artem! I'm currently doing my own bachelor's in neuro, and I've struggled a ton over the last years - mental health, identity, life circumstances, all came together and had me leave schooling and research part-way through my degree. I'm only just coming back to it now. Your videos are doing two things: reminding me why I love computational neuroscience, and giving me the tools and understanding to push through this time. Thanks a ton, and keep at it. <3

[Preposter]

I'm doing a bachelor's in Neuroscience with a minor in Math and I have a background with CS.
Most of the stuff covered in my program is focused on the biological and physical aspect of neurons.

The computational side of neuroscience was always daunting to me but this encouraged to try it out.
Thanks

[rabiaedaylmaz]

Sometimes I just am astonished and say what a time to be alive. Today, I discovered your channel, and thank you from bottom of my heart.

[josenieves]

Hello Artem, I have to say that your content is so incredibly underrated! After several years of leaving school, your channel has reminded me how much I enjoy learning neuroscience and mathematics. I will be returning to school to finish my bahelors in biomedical science with minors in neuroscience and applied maths and could not be more excited to continue the journey. Thank you for your content

[vinithavinod]

You have no idea how much I needed this video. Great advice. Thank you very much for this. Keep posting great stuff!!

[sashimiPv]

Thank you! I had also falled in the pit of studying all of the math to get myself "ready" for all of the machine learning and deep learning algorithms. Which now I see was pointles, because as soon as I start learning some new pure math concept, I forget the ones I had learned prior, so I get frustrated and tired, and never get to do the coding. I was in the pit for a full year. I re-read Howard Antons Elementary Linear Algebra textbook 3 times.
Now I will just get on with the coding and learn Math on the go.

[monsieurene]

Wait. You are only a bachelor student? WOOOW.

[Guivozon]

I think you’re a genius. If we were in the 80’s you’d be a king of educational TV.

[BrahmTatva]

Man! If I follow you, definitely I can grow in coding and computational neuroscience. You are so clear and convincing . You have a great future !! I by the way hold PhD in Structural Biology, Biophysics and Biochemistry in Alzheimer’s and Multi-molecular Complexes !! I am now into quest of Consciousness, Psychology and Neuroscience!!

[Eta_Carinae__]

Alot of very good advice! I'm interested in comp. neuro. and cog. sci., coming from a mathematical background, but only as an anscilliary to inform what I hope to do: which is essentially elucidating _epistemic facts, _ focusing on the "general solution" to intelligence from the top-down and stuff like that - yeah, I'm trying to be even _more_ interdisciplinary, and make even less money (I like the sort of stuff published in IEEE, and sometimes Synthese depending.) I was pretty much like you learning math as well, but I was less anticipatory, and would try and find proofs as they came. I thought that your idea would be essentially the best way to teach math to students: if you designed your major assignment such that it hit on a great swathe of the sort of problems you might see in as many industries/research as you can (the interdisciplinarity will be useful down the line) and then motivate the whole course by sticking the assignment questions right at the start of the first lecture, so students are contextualising everything they learn wrt the assignment.

[snarkyboojum]

This is a fantastic video. I'm about to take a 12 month sabbatical to study computational neuroscience and deep neural networks (two very different fields obviously). I love that your channel exists, and will keep a close eye on recommendations like this. I've already reached out to a computational neuroscience lab at one of the best universities near me and they're supportive to mentor me into a masters program or PhD program. This would be a pretty big career pivot for me and I'm excited about the possibilities.

[kieferaland]

Your videos have quickly become the gold standard intro to intro computational neuroscience videos. Thank you for all of them, Artem.

[ciaoc]

This is such a clear, well put together video. Cant believe I can watch this for free. Thank you so much you're amazing!

[johnnjende]

Recently gained a little bit of interest in this subject, and this is the only video I have seen so far that has been able to give me a better understanding of what the field is all about. Thank you very much Artem!

[UNLEASHEDUEASHEDSE]

Studying Bio and Psych in undergrad rn looking to move into neuro this stuff is really helpful, not a lot of practical info about the field out there. Cheers man

[Kirosta]

I love you man, please, don't stop making videos.

[Alex.In_Wonderland]

Thanks again! I'm so so glad I stumbled across your channel! you've really given me a LOT to think about as I'm just starting down the path of data science. there haven't been too many channels I've come across on how to really pursue my goals in this sort of fluid, structured, unstructured way of being self-taught! also thank you for making me aware of these open data resources! Next challenge is to find a project that I get to play around with! thanks again!

[RK-fcdp]

Literally thank you for this. First steps into neuroscience on my own. Will try and keep u updated with my exciting journey. Hope I don’t give up and find what I am looking for 🙌

[strauss]

Going to start my graduate program in computational neuroscience next year. I come from a mechanical engineering background, and this video provided a good library of resources to get started.