neu440 - Visual Neuroscience (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

neu440 - Visual Neuroscience (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

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Modulbezeichnung Visual Neuroscience
Modulkürzel neu440
Kreditpunkte 15.0 KP
Workload 450 h
Einrichtungsverzeichnis Department für Neurowissenschaften
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls
  • Master Neuroscience (Master) > Research Modules
Zuständige Personen
  • Janssen-Bienhold, Ulrike (Modulverantwortung)
  • Dedek, Karin (Modulberatung)
  • Greschner, Martin (Modulberatung)
Teilnahmevoraussetzungen
attendance in pre-meeting, priority is given to students who attended neu140 BM Neurophysiology and / or neu150 BM Neuroanatomy
Kompetenzziele
+ Neurosci. knowlg. Expt. methods Independent research Scient. literature + Social skills
Interdiscipl. knowlg. + Maths/Stats/Progr.
Data present./disc. + Scientific English + Ethics
+ During the module the students acquire advanced theoretical knowledge of the molecular
and cellular characteristics of retinal circuits and physiology.
+ Students learn to plan and perform a research project independently (includes: literature
research and usage of data banks (PUBMED, Gene Bank, Expasy etc.)
+ Students are introduced to scientific writing / have to write a scientific report.
+ Students acquire advanced skills in data analysis (including statistics, computational
neuroscience, image analysis)
+ The module can serve the purpose of preparing for a Master's thesis.
Modulinhalte
1. Independent performance of an individual research project in small groups. Dates are
individually arranged with the respective supervisor. Available project topics will be presented
in the pre-meeting. Methods include:
Option 1: Molecular Neuroscience
Option 2: Neuroanatomy
Option 3: Neurophysiology
2. Participation in the "Journal club" seminar, including presentation of the project and the results obtained.
Literaturempfehlungen
+ http://webvision.med.utah.edu/ (H. Holb et al. (2016) The organization of the retina and visual system)
+ 20 to 30 selected original papers on vision research (depending on individual project)

+ J.E. Dowling (2012) The Retina- An approachable Part of the Brain, Revised Edition, Harvard University Press
+ R.W. Rodieck (1998) The first steps in seeing, Sinauer Associates, Inc.
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Unterrichtssprache Englisch
Dauer in Semestern 1 Semester
Angebotsrhythmus Modul halbjährlich
Aufnahmekapazität Modul unbegrenzt
Hinweise
Regular active participation and presentation(s) within the scope of the seminar are required to pass the module. Furthermore, participation in a joint poster presentation of concurrent research modules is required to pass the module.
Modulart je nach Studiengang Pflicht oder Wahlpflicht
Lehrveranstaltungsform Kommentar SWS Angebotsrhythmus Workload Präsenz
Seminar 2 28
Projektorientiertes Modul 8 WiSe 112
Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt 140 h
Prüfung Prüfungszeiten Prüfungsform
Gesamtmodul
flexible, after individual project
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