Course Identification

Animal models in behavioural neuroscience-selected issues
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Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Dr. Michael Tsoory
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Course Schedule and Location

2018
Second Semester
Wednesday, 11:15 - 13:00, WSoS, Rm C
21/03/2018

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Life Sciences: Lecture; 2.00 points
Life Sciences (Systems Biology Track): 2.00 points
Life Sciences (Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Track): Elective; 2.00 points
Life Sciences (Brain Sciences: Systems, Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience Track): 2.00 points

Comments

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Prerequisites

Basic knowlege of neuroanatomy

Restrictions

30

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Required in at least 80% of the lectures

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

100%

Evaluation Type

Final assignment

Scheduled date 1

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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

1

Syllabus

  1. Requirements of a model.
  2. Models and assessments of motor functions and exercise.
  3. Models of stress induced anxiety.
  4. Models of depression and despair.
  5. Models of learning and memory (pavlovian fear conditioning and more)
  6. attention.
  7. Models of social behavior.
  8. "Guided tour" showcasing the available behavioral assays in MMTK

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course students should be be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate of prevailing behavioral models in neuroscience.

Reading List

TBA

Website

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