Neurophysiology II - Electrophysiology in Living Brain Slices
| Course: | Neurophysiology II - Electrophysiology in Living Brain Slices | |
| Instructors: | Clemens Boucsein, Ulrich Egert | |
| Location: | Research Lab | |
| Time / Duration: | August 8 to August 19, 2011, 9.00 - 18.00 h | |
| Preparatory meeting : | May 10, 2011, 17:30h, R 05.013, BioII/III, 5th floor | |
| Max: | 9 students | |
| Credits: | WP | |
| Topics, Schedule, Scripts, Literature: | Script Neurophysiology II - patch clamp recording Script Neurophysiology II - local field potentials English versions: Script Neurophysiology II - local field potentials (english)
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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 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 preferred admission to the slice course. Form of assessment: Course Protocols plus Oral Presentation | ||