Neurophysiology II - Electrophysiology in Living Brain Slices
Course: | Neurophysiology II - Electrophysiology in Living Brain Slices | |
Instructors: | A. Aertsen, C. Boucsein, U. Egert, J. Staiger |
|
Location: | ||
Time / Duration: | the actual date will be arranged during the first meeting, 2.5 weeks full time | |
Start: | after the end of summer semester | |
Preparatory meeting : | April 29, 2008, 17:30h, R 05.070, Biology III, 5th floor |
|
Max: | 9 students | |
Credits: | WP | |
This lab course is intended for Master's students ("Hauptstudium") in the Natural Sciences with a special interest in the structure and function of the Mammalian Brain. On the basis of selected experiments, the course provides a practical introduction (2.5 weeks full time in the semester break) to modern electrophysiological techniques (intra-cellular recording, whole cell patch-clamping, extra-cellular recording with multi-electrode-arrays), immunostaining of brain slices, synaptic plasticity and advanced data analysis methods. Experiments are performed in in vitro brain slice preparations of the rat brain: neo-cortex, hippocampus. We strongly recommend prior participation in the compact course Neurophysiology I: Measurement and Analysis of Neuronal Activities - a Technical Introduction during the winter semester! Participants of this course will be granted prefered admission to the slice course.
Form of assessment: Course Protocols plus Oral Presentation |