Course Identification

Title:

Methods in Neuroscience- Theoretical

Code:

20233412

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Dr. Takashi Kawashima, Prof. Nachum Ulanovsky, Prof. Ilan Lampl, Prof. Yaniv Ziv, Dr. Oren Forkosh, Dr. Ivo Spiegel, Dr. Yarden Cohen, Dr. Rita Schmidt, Dr. Michal Ramot, Prof. Ofer Yizhar, Dr. Yoav Livneh

TA's:

N/A

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2023

Semester:

Second Semester

When / Where:

Sunday, 14:15 - 16:00, Wolfson Auditorium

First Lecture:

16/04/2023

End date:

21/07/2023

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Life Sciences: Lecture; Elective; Regular; 1.00 points
Life Sciences (Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Track): Lecture; Obligatory; Regular; 1.00 points
Life Sciences (Brain Sciences: Systems, Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience Track): Lecture; Obligatory; Regular; 1.00 points

Comments

This theoretical part of "Methods in Neuroscience" course is obligatory for MSc students in Life Sciences - Brain Sciences, and Molecular, and is elective for all other Life Sciences Students. The lectures will take place throughout the second semester.

Specific dates will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

The number of students in the lecture course is not limited.

Final assignment date: August 3rd, 2023

Prerequisites

"Introduction to Neuroscience: Cellular and Synaptic Physiology", or equivalent Introductory course in Neuroscience.

Restrictions

Participants:

25

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Attendance

50%

Final:

50%

Evaluation Type

Final assignment

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

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Location

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Time

-

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

5

Syllabus

This course is intended to familiarize the students with a wide range of methods and technologies used in state-of-the-art neuroscience research. The lecture-based part of the course will cover a range of methods, including neurophysiology, imaging, microscopy and optogenetic techniques.

Learning Outcomes

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

Demonstrate knowledge in a wide range of neuroscience methods.
Read and understand research papers that utilize modern molecular approaches, neurophysiology and imaging techniques.
Demonstrate comprehension of the rules that govern the activity of central neurons.

Reading List

The Axon Guide (3rd edition) - available online from various sources.
Imaging in Neuroscience - a Laboratory Manual (Cold Spring Harbor Press)

Website

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