Curriculum

Curriculum

The MSc Neurosciences program aims towards an integrated understanding of modern neurosciences over the full spectrum of current research ranging from molecules and physiology to morphology. Strong emphasis is given to practical research experience in the laboratories of the participating departments and research groups. Mandatory courses on neuromorphology, neurophysiology, and molecular neurobiology as well as statistics, scientific writing and research ethics will lay the foundation in the first and second semester. At the same time, students will have the opportunity to focus their interests on any of these fields or select from among a wide spectrum of courses addressing topics such as neuroethology, neurogenetics, clinical neurosciences, cognitive neurosciences, reconstructive neurobiology, etc.

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Academic calendar

Compulsory Modules

Neuromorphology

Neurohysiology

Molecular Neurobiology

Statistics, Scientific Writing, Research Ethics

Elective Modules (alphabetical order)

Assembly of Neural Circuits

Cellular and Behavioral Genetics

Cellular Neurobiology

Cognitive Neurosciences

Developmental Neurobiology

Environment and Behavior: Cognition and Behavior

Neuroanatomy

Neuroethology

Neuroethology: multiphoton imaging of activity and EM synaptic connectivity

Neurogenetics

Neuronal circuit dysfunction of CNS diseases

Neuropharmacology

Neurophysiology of sensory systems

Principles of Neural Information Processing

Protein misfolding and aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases

Social Neuroscience

The Synapse: from molecules to information processing

Compulsory practical training (alpahbetical order)

Aging and cellular senescence

Aging and neurodegeneration

Animal navigation: Behaviour and sensory neuroanatomy

Brain dynamics in neurology

Cellular Neurobiology of Epilepsy

Clinical Neuropsychology

CNS Myelinisation

Comparative Neuroanatomy

Computational Neuroethology

Epigenetics

Epileptic Micronetworks / Antiepileptic Phototherapy

Extracellular Human Electrophysiology

Functional Analyses of Excitable Membranes

Functional Analyses of Excitable Membranes

Functional Analyses of Sensory Systems

Functional Characterization of Neuronal Cell Types

Functional MRI for the Investigation of Cognitive Functions

Imaging Synapses at Nanoscale Resolution

Impact of mitochondrial DNA mutations on neurodegenerative diseases

In Silico Brain Sciences

Mechanisms of astrocyte-neuron interaction

Mechanisms of epileptogenesis

Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Function

Molecular Neurobiology

Neural correlates of memory and imagination

Neural Stem Cells

Neuromodulators in Animal Behaviour

Neuromorphology: Cell Culture Techniques in Developmental Neurobiology

Neuronal Polarization and Axonal Regeneration

Neurophysics

Optogenetics

Pharmacology & Metabolism

Protein quality control mechanisms in mental health and disease

Social Neuroscience

Structural MRI in Clinical Research

Training in Cellular Neurobiology of Disease

Virtual Reality Experimentation