Courses:

"The Hippocampal Formation and its Role in Memory – Investigations through Tetrode Microarray Recording"

Project Orientation

• Project Description
• Strategy Description
• Team Formation and Intra-job Delegation

Lab Orientation and Task Overview

• Animal Training
• Drive Building
• Drive Loading & Tetrode Manufacturing
• Paradigm Apparatus Construction

Lecture 2 "Detailed Laboratory Task Training"

• Animal Training
• Drive Building
• Tetrode Manufacturing
• Paradigm Apparatus Construction

Lecture 3

• Animal Training – Handling
• Drive Building – Drive parts
• Tetrode Manufacturing – 30 uncut (per team)
• Paradigm Apparatus Construction – 8 arm and extra linear track in progress

Lecture 4

• Animal Training – Linear track
• Drive Building – Drive parts
• Tetrode Manufacturing – 40 uncut (per team)
• Paradigm Apparatus Construction – 8 arm and extra linear trackin progress

Lecture 5 "Advanced Microdrive Piece Construction"

• Animal Training – Linear track
• Drive Building – Base
• Tetrode Manufacturing – 40 uncut (per team)
• Paradigm Apparatus Construction – 8 arm and extra linear track in progress

Lecture 6

• Animal Training – Linear track
• Drive Building – Screws
• Tetrode Manufacturing – 30 burnt
• Paradigm Apparatus Construction – 8 arm and extra linear track in progress

Lecture 7 

• Animal Training – 8 arm and linear track
• Drive Building – Screws
• Tetrode Manufacturing – 40 burnt
• Paradigm Apparatus Construction – 8-arm and extra linear track in finished

Lecture 8 "Microdrive Assembly"

• Animal Training – 8 arm and linear track
• Drive Building – Head stage and assembly
• Tetrode Manufacturing – 40 burnt

Lecture 9 "Microdrive Preparation and Optimization"

• Animal Training – 8-arm and linear track
• Drive Building – Drive at optimum functionality

Lecture 10 "Techniques of Drive Loading, Testing and Preparation"

• Animal Training – 8-arm and linear track
• Drive Loading –1st section loaded (check for shorts and conductivity)

Lecture 11

• Animal Training – 8-arm and linear track
• Drive Loading – 2nd & 3rd section loaded (check for shorts and conductivity)

Lecture 12

• Animal Training – 8-arm and linear track
• Drive Loading

Lecture 13 "Rodent Neurosurgery Procedures & Protocol"

• Neurosurgery

Lecture 14

• Neurosurgery

Lecture 15 "Experimental Protocol"

• Animal Care
• Experiment Execution

Lecture 16

• Animal Care
• Experiment Execution

Lecture 17

• Animal Care
• Experiment Execution & Data Analysis

Lecture 18

• Animal Care
• Experiment Execution & Data Analysis

Lecture 19

• Animal Care
• Experiment Execution & Data Analysis
• Course Wrap-up and Overview