Where does computer science fit in?

• We can investigate the computational attributes of neuronal systems

  • Theory and mathematics
  • Computer simulations and modeling
  • Emulate neuronal primitives in hardware

Locust olfactory system

• Neuronal spiking phase-locks when insect detects an odor

• Toxins end the synchronization, but not the spiking
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    Figures courtesy Kate MacLeod, Caltech

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