MOUSE BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS
October 25 - November 7, 1996
Invited Speakers: In addition to laboratory work, speakers in the course will include: Susumu Tonegawa, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jeanne Wehner, University of Colorado; Robert Jaffard, University of Bordeaux; Adelle Diamond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Lucia Jacobs, University of California, Berkeley; Eric Kandel, Columbia University; Roberto Malinow, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Barry Keverne, University of Cambridge; Matt Wilson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Joanne Berger-Sweeney, Wellesley College.
Program:
This course is intended to provide a theoretical and experimental introduction to behavioral analysis in the mouse, with a focus on learning and memory. It is specially designed for geneticists, molecular biologists, pharmacologists, and electrophysiologists with a need for hands-on introduction to behavioral analysis of the mouse. Additionally, the course will cover the principles of using mutant mice in behavioral studies, as well as the issues involved in integrating behavioral, neuroanatomical, neurophysiological, and molecular findings. Among the methods presented will be the Water Maze, Cued and Contextual Fear Conditioning, Inhibitory Avoidance, Natural/Ethologically-Relevant Learning, Open Field Behavior, and other Activity Tests. In addition, there will be demonstrations of several aspects in in vivo and in vitro electrophysiology (synaptic, single unit, and EEG recordings).
Registration :
Further information on how to register is available here
Deadline for Abstracts: July 15, 1996
Email for Requests and Registration: meetings@cshl.org