Course Syllabus
Aims
The goal is to equip students with the knowledge they need to understand the fundamental concepts underlying current research in the neurophysiology of central circuits. Lectures will allow students to learn how to identify interesting biological questions and feasible approaches to address the questions.
Suggested for students attending the 1 year of the PhD program
Contents
Short description of contents |
· experimental work introduces the student to the main electrophysiological research techniques · structure and function of ion channels, generation and propagation of action potential, firing properties and physiology of synaptic transmission · the hypersynchronous discharge: persistent neuronal changes and circuitry rearrangement |
Teaching form
Interactive
lectures, includes problem sets and reading of original papers
Semester
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Second semester, to be determined
according to the overall teaching plan |
Assessment method
Final
evaluation by written test (multiple choice)
Office hours
Staff
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Giulio Alfredo Sancini