15-883 Homework 1

Computational Models of Neural Systems

Download and install the Hodgkin-Huxley simulator from http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/HHsim. Note: both source and compiled versions (Windows and MacOS) are available.)

Read Channeling with Bard, an online tutorial by G. Bard Ermentrout, to understand the Hodgkin-Huxley parameters m, h, and n.

Do the following exercises from the list of sample exercises on the web page. Show your calculations, don't just write down numbers.

  • Part I, questions 1 and 2.

  • Part II, questions 1 and 2.

  • Part III, questions 1, 2, and 3.

Your answers are due Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Please submit them via Autolab if possible. (If you're a cross-registered student and don't yet have Autolab access, just email them to the instructor.)


Dave Touretzky