Neuroscience: From Molecules to Systems to Behavior

This laboratory course complements NEU 501A and introduces students to the variety of techniques and concepts used in modern neuroscience, from the point of view of experimental and computational/quantitative approaches. This course includes neural recording spanning single unit and large scale methods (including 2-photon calcium imaging and Neuropixels recordings), optogenetic manipulations of behavioral circuits, and computational modeling of neural encoding and network dynamics. The capstone of the course is a 2-week independent research project designed and carried out by students.