This course will be held from February 19 to March 9, 2018. Click here to download the detailed programme.
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BLOCK 1 Feb 19-23 | |
BLOCK 2 Feb 26 - Mar 02 | |
BLOCK 3 Mar 05-09 |
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Theory | | Brain navigation & connectivity | | Brain slice physiology
| | Brain anatomy & ultrastructure |
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Brain preparation | | Intracranial surgeries Stereotaxic manipulation Electrode/cannula implantation | | Preparation of acute
brain slices | | Brain macrodissection |
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Approach(es) | | Injection/infusion of drugs, virus and cells
| Deep-brain recording | | Patch-clamp technique
| | Biochemical/ultra centrifugation | Immunogold + TEM |
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Optogenetic manipulation
of specific cell population |
In vivo electrophysiology
recordings | |
Ex vivo electrophysiology
recordings
| | Intracellular
fractionation
| 3D segmentation & reconstruction
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Readout(s) | | Specific cell activation/silencing
| Specific circuit activation & synchronization
| | Single cell characterization
Synaptic physiology
| | Intracellular trafficking
| Ultrastructural analysis |
Students enrolled in the MSc and PhD programs of the School of Medicine should attend the 3 blocks.