Course Identification

Neuroanatomy Laboratory
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Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Dr. Raya Eilam-Altstadter
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Course Schedule and Location

2019
Second Semester
March 10-11; 12-13; 14 and 17; 18-19. Hertzberg building (MAMTAK) . (The entrance is opposite the railway gate). First floor, Room 125,
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Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Life Sciences (Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Track): Laboratory; Obligatory; 1.00 points
Life Sciences (Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Track): Laboratory; Elective; Core; 1.00 points

Comments

Obligatory for 1st year MSc students in Brain Sciences.

Hertzberg building (MAMTAK) .
(The entrance is opposite the railway gate). First floor, Room 125

Prerequisites

A course in Neuroanatomy

Restrictions

16

Language of Instruction

English

Registration by

05/03/2019

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

50%
50%
Lab Reportt

Evaluation Type

Laboratory

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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

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Syllabus

This course is a hands-on animal neuroanatomy laboratory will be given as a condense 2 days session (8 hours each day). The objectives of this lab course is to expose graduate students of the WIS who are interested in pursuing studies in Brain Sciences and Neuroscience to a variety of neurohistological methods. This course will include:

  • Basic histological techniques: sectioning, various types of staining.
  • Principles of microscopy.
  • Analysis of stained histological material from various brain areas of mice: cerebellum, neocortex, spinal cord, neuromuscular junction.
  • Comparison between brains of healthy animals versus various animal models of brain disease.
  • During the course the students will prepare sections of brain tissue for visualization using a fluorescent microscope; the tissue must first be fixed, cut and stain to bring out cellular details that would otherwise be difficult to observe. Students will inspect and identify various brain regions and neural tracts  in health and disease, mainly those characterizing the motor system (pyramidal and extrapyramidal trackts) .
  • At the end of the lab the students will have to submit a report guided by leading questions. To this end, each pair will get individual guidance for macroscopic photography and data processing. Dates for this guidance will be scheduled with each pair individually

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

  1. Prepare tissues for staining.
  2. Discuss tissue immunostaining.
  3. Identify brain regions, structures, and neural tracts.
  4. Distinguish between normal and pathological brain tissues.
  5. Process data using Adobe Photoshop and ImagePro Plus software.

 

 

 

 

 

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