1st Swiss Summer School on Neurophysiology and Neuroscience for Neural and Biomedical Engineering

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Date 16.08.2015 21.08.2015
Speaker selected and invited experts
Speakers: Moore, Minassian, Ijspert, Courtine, Mazzoni, Desrochers, Coscia, Preti, Capogrosso, Wenger
Location
Zermatt
Category Conferences - Seminars
Neurophysiology and neuroscientific concepts and techniques that are at the basis of modern biomedical and neural engineering.

Topics covered in 2015:
-Generation of LFPs and spiking signals
-Optogenetics and calcium imaging
-Non-invasive brain imaging and neurophysiology 
-Functional spinal cord networks and locomotion

Confirmed speakers:
Christopher Moore, Brown University, US
Karen Minassian, Medical University of Wien, AT
Auke Ijspert, EPFL, CH
Grégoire Courtine, EPFL, CH
Alberto Mazzoni, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, IT
Theresa Desrochers, Brown University, US
Martina Coscia, EPFL, CH
Giulia Preti, EPFL, CH
Marco Capogrosso, EPFL, CH
Fabien Wenger, EPFL, CH


Fees and Accommodation:
The subscription fee of 250 CHF covers 5-night accommodation, meals and transport to the location from Switzerland.

Location:
In the heart of the Alps, Zermatt provides the perfect venue for the students to learn, exchange experiences during poster sessions, and perform mountain activities including the possibility of summer skiing on the glacier.

Credits:
2-ECTS credits after successful completion of a small project and presentation of a poster during a night poster session.

Dates and Deadlines:
Deadline for application  June 1st
Notification to participants June 5th
Deadline for inscriptions June 20th
Deadline for payment  June 20th
Deadline for poster abstract  July 5th
Summer School Starts August 16th
Summer School ends August 21st


Practical information

  • Informed public
  • Registration required

Organizer

  • Elvira Pirondini - elvira.pirondini@epfl.ch
    Marco Bonizzato - marco.bonizzato@epfl.ch
    Marco Capogrosso - marco.capogrosso@epfl.ch
    Khoa Nguyen - khoa.nguyen@control.ee.ethz.ch

Contact

  • summerschool.nnbe@gmail.com

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