Course Identification

Methods in Neuroscience- Theoretical
20253152

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

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

2025
Second Semester
Sunday, 14:15 - 16:00, Science Teaching Lab 1
23/03/2025
29/06/2025

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Life Sciences: Lecture; 1.00 points
Life Sciences (Brain Sciences: Systems, Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience Track): Lecture; 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.

Prerequisites

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

Restrictions

30

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

50%
50%

Evaluation Type

Final assignment

Scheduled date 1

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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

2

Syllabus

This course provides the students with knowledge of a wide range of methods and technologies used in state-of-the-art neuroscience research. It covers a wide range of modern neuroscience methods, including neurophysiology, microscopy, neural activity imaging, single-cell sequencing, genetic engineering, optogenetics, behavioral analyses, psychophysics and human brain imaging.

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to get familiar with modern methodologies used in neuroscience.

Learning Outcomes


Demonstrate knowledge in a wide range of neuroscience methods.
Read and understand research papers that utilize modern genetic engineering, neurophysiology, optical imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, and behavioral analyses.

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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