Cancelled! Introduction to Information Theory in Neuroscience (2025)

Cancelled!

Welcome to Introduction to Information Theory in Neuroscience (2025)

Description: In this course, we introduce information theoretic notions that are applicable to several neuroscience systems.  Our focus will be on directed information measures, which are useful for establishing statistical relationships between time series data such as EEG. We will also introduce non-directed measures such as phase synchrony. 

You will learn about concepts such as mutual information, transfer entropy, redundant and synergistic information, connectivity matrices and coupling strengths between time series. These concepts will be demonstrated on EEG data and you will be able to apply the tools on your own real-world physiological data. 

Prerequisites: Basic courses on statistics and probability theory

Learning objectives: You will learn about concepts such as mutual information, transfer entropy, redundant and synergistic information, connectivity matrices and coupling strengths between time series. These concepts will be demonstrated on EEG data and you will be able to apply the tools on your own real-world physiological data. 

Organizer: Jan Østergaard

Lecturers: Jan Østergaard

ECTS: 2.0

Time: 7, 8, 9 April 2025

Place: Aalborg University

Zip code: 9220

City: Aalborg

Maximal number of participants: 30

Deadline: 17 March 2025

Important information concerning PhD courses: 

There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.

We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course. 

For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at phdcourses@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.