ECE 590 Neural Engineering

Class calendar - weekly updates!

Date	Class notes	Homework assignments	Observations
01/24	N1a (slides) - 080123. N1b (notes)	HW1 (pdf version) - due 01/31. HW1, doc version - same thing. updated 080123.	Feedback on homework 1
01/31	N2 Slides (updated 080201)	HW2 due Feb 07	Reading assignment for next class: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 53, n 4, April 2006, pp. 726-737. (Sorry - the volume was wrong!)
02/07	Electrodes-revisited (ppt) Electrodes, revisited (big file) N3b (pdf)	HW3 due Feb 14	A tip to solve the charge increase question of homework 2 is here. The Pourbaix diagram for Cr can be found here.
02/14	Discussion of abstracts. Microsystems and applications to neural tissue. slides and links; notes for both weeks (2/14 and 2/21)	HW4 due Feb 21
02/21	Neural Microsystems	HW05 due Feb 28
02/28	Chapter 3 of Bin He, Brain Computer Interface EEG - fundamentals	HW06 (in class homework). Read mu rhythm paper by J.Pineda, Brain Research Review,	From Science (October 6th, 2006): cover story: "Modeling the Mind" If you have time, read at least some of the news/reviews there. Pdfs are here: 1 2 3 4 5 6
03/06	laboratory week - let me know your availability on 03/06.	There's a quiz in class on 03/06. You should read the Rev. Brain Research Paper and chapter 3.
03/13	Spring Break	No class, but there's homework.
03/20	MIDTERM - in class, one 3x5 card allowed with your notes, both sides. No calculator. Example MIDTERM _________________________	example midterm solutions _______________ There is no homework due this week.	What to review: chapters 1 through 3 of Bin He, three papers we discussed in class, and homework assignments.
03/27	slides (not all were used this week) in pdf format, and in ppt format	hw7
04/03	slides (huge file) and notes	hw8
04/10	slides from Neuromuscular stim. + neuroimaging (chapter 7),	hw9 - only due on 4/21, at midnight, by EMAIL. 5 pages +-1 (that is, between 4 and 6)	Derivation of "magic goes here" part (kindly provided by Robert Reznik) - pdf and jpg formats available.
04/17	Epilepsy - seizure prediction (chapter 12).	hw10 (term paper due 4/21).	Where is the picture of last week's birthday? (we are waiting for it.)
04/24	Retinal implant (chapter 13). Saugandhika presenting.	hw11 If you are wondering which slots are available for individual presentations, here's a schedule with open windows.	Project presentations can be set up by appointment - send Nathalia an email. Available times: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
05/01	Final project presentations.	no homework.	Course evaluation day. Project report due. I will bring pizza.
05/08	FINAL EXAM	You can bring one 3x5 notecard with HAND written notes.	Here's a list of chapters we covered in the last part of the course