neu141 - Visual Neuroscience - Physiology and Anatomy (Veranstaltungsübersicht)

Basic knowledge of neurobiology

Shared course components with (cannot be credited twice):
neu151 BM Visual Neuroscience: Anatomy

during the course (summer semester, first half)
In addition, mandatory but ungraded: seminar presentation

Portfolio consisting of short tests and short reports

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


Upon successful completion of this course, students

• have basic knowledge of electrophysiological techniques used in neuroscience research
• have acquired first practical skills in some electrophysiological techniques
• have acquired basic skills in data analysis
• have knowledge on retinal physiology and anatomy of the visual system
• have basic knowledge of brain structures and their function
• have profound knowledge of the architecture and circuits of the vertebrate retina
• have aquired basic skills in histological techniques (tissue fixation, embedding, sectioning,
• have aquired fundamental skills in microscopy (differential interference contrast microscopy,