neu280 - Research Techniques in Neuroscience (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

2 SWS Lecture: 35 h contact / 45 h background reading / 10 h exam preparation
2 SWS Practical: 50 h contact / 30 h protocol preparation / 10 h exam preparation

+ Neurosci. knowlg.
++ Expt. Methods
+ Scient. Literature
+ Social skills
+ Interdiscipl. knowlg.
+ Maths/Stats/Progr.
+ Data present./disc.
+ Scientific English
++ Ethics


1. have basic knowledge of different techniques (see content of the module) used in neurosciences
2. have basic knowledge of realizing clinical studies, generating questionaires and their biostatistical data analyses
3. have aquired practical skills in whole brain imaging (fMRI) and molecular techniques
4. have aquired practical skills in performing clinical studies

Lecture topics:
1. Whole brain imaging (CT, MRI, fMRI, PET, EEG, MEG)
2. Animal Behaviour
3. Microscopy and Visualizing nervous system structure
4. Electrophysiology
5. Identifying Gene of Interest and Gene delivery strategies
6. Molecular Cloning, generation of transgenic organism, manipulating endogenous genes
7. Cell culture techniques
8. Biochemical assays and intracellular signalling
9. Clinical studies
10. questionaire and biostatistics
11. judical basics of scientific work

laboratory course
1. molecular methods (site directed mutagenesis, PCR, midi preparation, sequencing, bioinformatics)
2. fMRI
3. clinical studies

Guide to Research Techniques in Neuroscience, 2nd EditionAuthor(s) : Carter & Shieh
Print Book ISBN : 9780128005118
eBook ISBN : 9780128005972

Registration procedure / selection criteria: StudIP

end of semester

written exam