Welcome to Advances in Sensory & Developmental Neuroscience (Neuro 520 section 3)

This course is the offspring of the Neurotech seminar

Who is it for? This course is tailored to faculty, students and research staff in the Neurotech group, and to pre- and post-doctoral trainees in the Sensory Neuroscience T.G. (SNTG) and the Developmental Psychobiology and Neurobiology T.G. (DPNTG)

This course is open to ALL students, faculty and staff interested in Neuroscience

Course Instructors: Al Feng & Bill Greenough Course Coordinator/Staff: Course Coordinator/Staff: Jeremy Weaver & Judy Whittington

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Coverage: A wide range of topics in the broad area of sensory and developmental neuroscience

Format: Some faculty presentations in the beginning, followed by student presentations later in the semester

GOALS: Learn recent advances and new techniques in sensory & developmental neuroscience Learn recent advances and new techniques in sensory & developmental neuroscience Network with researchers in these disciplines Network with researchers in these disciplines Develop appreciation for interdisciplinary research Develop appreciation for interdisciplinary research Develop survival skills (e.g., communicating scientific ideas and preparing grant applications)  NRSA Develop survival skills (e.g., communicating scientific ideas and preparing grant applications)  NRSA

What we look for: Discussion Discussion Active participation Active participation Interactions Interactions

Basis for Grading: Students enrolled in the course are required to make at least one oral presentation and submit one report per semester Students enrolled in the course are required to make at least one oral presentation and submit one report per semester Participation in the discussion Participation in the discussion

Options for Oral and Written Presentations: Student’s own research work or pilot study Student’s own research work or pilot study A journal article (pre-approved) A journal article (pre-approved)

Coverage for oral presentations: (20 minutes) Motivation of the research work Motivation of the research work Research approaches and methods Research approaches and methods Major findings Major findings Significance of the findings Significance of the findings

Format of Written Report: (2-3 double-spaced pages, Due the week BEFORE FINALS) Summarize your own work/data Review format (write it as if you are writing a critique for a manuscript submitted to a peer review journal)

Any question?