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    <p>BCF/NWG Course<br>
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      "Analysis and Models in Neurophysiology"<br>
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      Sunday, October 8 - Friday, October 13, 2017 <br>
      Bernstein Center Freiburg, Hansastraße 9a, 79104 Freiburg, Germany<br>
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      Aim of the course:<br>
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      The course is intended to provide advanced Diploma/Masters and PhD
      students, as well as young researchers from the neurosciences with
      approaches for the analysis of electrophysiological data and the
      theoretical concepts behind them.<br>
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      The course includes various topics such as:<br>
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        36.0pt">Neuron Models and Point Processes (Prof. Stefan Rotter)</li>
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        36.0pt">Local field potentials (Prof. Ulrich Egert)</li>
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        36.0pt">Functional Imaging (Dr. Pierre LeVan)</li>
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        36.0pt">Neural Decoding (Prof. Carsten Mehring)</li>
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    The course will consist of lectures in the morning and matching
    exercises using Matlab and Mathematica in the afternoon. The
    participants should have a basic understanding of scientific
    programming. This course is designated especially for advanced
    diploma/master students and PhD students (preferentially in their
    first year).<br>
    <br>
    Application:<br>
    Please apply by sending one single pdf document containing your CV
    and a meaningful letter of motivation to <a
      href="mailto:nwg-course@bcf.uni-freiburg.de">nwg-course@bcf.uni-freiburg.de</a>.
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    The letter of motivation should refer to the following points: <br>
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        36.0pt">Reasons for wanting to take this course</li>
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        36.0pt">Background in mathematics</li>
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        36.0pt">Background in scientific programming</li>
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        36.0pt">Experience in using Matlab and Mathematica</li>
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        36.0pt">Background in neuroscience</li>
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    The course is limited to 20 participants.<br>
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    Course fees: NWG members - free, others - 125€<br>
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    Application deadline: June 15, 2017<br>
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    More information: <a
href="http://www.bcf.uni-freiburg.de/events/conferences-workshops/20171008-nwgcourse">http://www.bcf.uni-freiburg.de/events/conferences-workshops/20171008-nwgcourse</a><span
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Anne Karina Feldmeth
Teaching & Training Coordinator
Bernstein Center Freiburg
University of Freiburg
Hansastr. 9a
D - 79104 Freiburg
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 761 203-9575
Fax:   +49 (0) 761 203-9559 
Mail:  <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:anne.karina.feldmeth@bcf.uni-freiburg.de">anne.karina.feldmeth@bcf.uni-freiburg.de</a></pre>
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