376-1398-00L Cellular and Behavioural Neuroscience
| Semester | Spring Semester 2021 |
| Lecturers | G. Schratt, J. Bohacek |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Number of participants limited to 10. The enrolment is done by the D-BIOL study administration. General safety regulations for all block courses: -Whenever possible the distance rules have to be respected. -All students have to wear masks throughout the course. Please keep reserve masks ready. Surgical masks (IIR) or medical grade masks (FFP2) without a valve are permitted. Community masks (fabric masks) are not allowed. -The installation and activation of the Swiss Covid-App is highly encouraged. -Any additional rules for individual courses have to be respected. -Students showing any COVID-19 symptoms are not allowed to enter ETH buildings and have to inform the course responsible. |
| Abstract | Introduction into our research and hands-on work in actual research projects. The goal is to encourage independent scientific thinking and to translate theoretical knowledge into practical experiments. The course also includes reading of original articles and presentation of the work done. |
| Learning objective | Hands-on work in actual research projects to encourage independent scientific thinking and translation of theoretical knowledge into practical experiments. Further goals are reading and interpretation of original literature and presentation of ones work. |
| Content | Introduction into our research and collaboration in actual research projects. The goal is to encourage independent scientific thinking and to translate theoretical knowledge into practical experiments. The paradigms include in vivo experiments with rats and/or mice. Next to behavioral studies also histological and anatomical analyses are done. The course includes reading of original articles and presentation of the work done. |
| Lecture notes | Original articles will be handed out and discussed during the course. |
| Literature | Original articles will be handed out and discussed during the course. |