Neural circuit development and plasticity

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The goal of this summer school is to teach and train master students and PhD students in recent advances in neural circuit development and plasticity from an interdisciplinary perspective. This will be achieved in two ways: first by a series of lectures by renowned international speakers to provide knowledge to the participants and second, participants work on assignments that require extensive discussion between the lecturers, staff and participants.

The topics will range from early developmental events required for neural circuit development to aspects of synaptic plasticity during later developmental stages. More specifically, among others the following topics will be addressed: neuronal polarity and migration, neurite growth and guidance, structural plasticity, dendritic plasticity and neurogenesis and models of relevant developmental disorders.

Participants of this summer school will be informed on the latest developments in the field of neural circuit development and plasticity (lectures), but will also learn how experienced experts in the field address problems, formulate research questions and design experiments (workshop). Lectures will include both basic research and preclinical examples. The topics will be addressed from different angles (molecular, cellular and systems), levels (from single neurons to the level of neuronal networks in vivo) and approaches (imaging, biochemistry, mouse genetics, electrophysiology).

Period
05-08-2013 - 09-08-2013 (1 weeks)

Target group
Advanced master students and starting PhD students

Course aim
The goal of this summer school is to teach and train students in recent advances in neural circuit development and plasticity from an interdisciplinary perspective. Insight will be provided in recent experimental advances, state-of-the-art techniques and significance for disease.



Credits
2.0 ECTS credits

Certificate of Attendance

Course fee
EUR 550: Course + course materials + housing

EUR 350: Course + course materials

Course leader
Casper Hoogenraad

Scholarships
Utrecht Summer School doesn't offer scholarships for this course.

Utrecht University
Address: PO BOX 80148
Postal code: 3508 TC
City: Utrecht
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl
E-mail: summerschool@uu.nl
Phone: 0031302534400