Course Director & Instructor: Abdallah Hayar
One
Credit–Hour, Summer 2010, Time: 9:00
-10:20 am
Location: Biomedical Research Building II, 6th floor, conference room,
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6/1 |
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Thu |
6/3 |
Hayar |
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Thu |
6/10 |
Hayar |
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6/11 |
Hayar |
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Mon |
6/14 |
Hayar |
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Wed |
6/16 |
Hayar |
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Fri |
6/18 |
Hayar |
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8 |
Mon |
6/21 |
Hayar |
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Wed |
6/23 |
Hayar |
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6/25
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-Exam and
Students’ Survey
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Hayar
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Course Description: This condensed one credit summer course consists of teaching the theoretical aspects of modern analytical methods to study neuronal activity. It focuses on the study of brain signals and describes several methods for recording and analyzing neuronal activity using modern techniques such as patch clamping and imaging neuronal networks using calcium- and voltage-sensitive dyes. The course is to be taught annually in June-July, during a 7–week period on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It consists of 12 sessions: 9 lectures (80 min each), 1 laboratory demonstration (80 min) and 2 article presentations (80 min each) by the instructor. The goal of the course is to help graduate and medical students pursuing a career in neuroscience or neurology to become familiar with the cutting edge techniques for monitoring brain activity.
Course Objectives:
· To recognize and know the functions of major electrophysiological recording devices.
· To be able to describe the significance and organization of an electrophysiological laboratory.
· To know how to design electrophysiology setups and experimental protocols to investigate brain activity.
· To be able to articulate the basic theoretical underpinnings of techniques currently used for monitoring brain activity.
· To enhance the ability to critically analyze journal articles related to the fields of electrophysiology and imaging.
NBDS Sudents - Class 2010
15 students were enrolled, 7 of them were auditors
Useful Documents:
Chp04-Optical Recording from Individual Neurons in Culture.PDF
Chp16-Optical Recording from Populations of Neurons in Brain Slices.PDF
Digidata1322A_manual_Rev_D.pdf
Digidata_1440A_Manual_Rev_A.pdf