LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning the functioning of the nervous and endocrine system and the control they exert on the vegetative and social life.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course sums up on new technologies (robotics, neural interfaces, smart materials, nanoparticles, etc.) which are about to have promising applications on biomedics. The course is conducted in collaboration with researchers from the Italian Institute of Technology.

Teaching methods

frontal lessons

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The topics can change from course to course. An example is following:

Neurotech 1: 11 april 2017 - Sergio Martinoia (UniGE Scuola Politecnica)

NEURO-ELECTRONIC INTERFACES

Neurotech 2: 21 April 2017 - Fabio Benfenati (UniGE e IIT)

OPTOGENETICS I: HOW TO INTERROGATE NERVOUS CIRCUITS WITH LIGHT

Neurotech 3: 02 may 2017 - Fabio Benfenati (UniGE e IIT)

OPTOGENETICS II E OPTO-NEURAL INTERFACES

Neurotech 4: 08 may 2017 - Luca Maragliano (IIT)

"MOLECULAR DYNAMICS" FOR MACROMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS

Neurotech 5: 12 may 2017 - Flavio Nobili (UniGE e IRCCS San Martino)

FUNCTIONAL IMAGING OF THE BRAIN

Neurotech 6: 15 may 2017 - Paolo Decuzzi (IIT)

NANOPARTICLES IN MEDICINE

Neurotech 7: 24 may 2017 - Giovanni Abbruzzese (UniGE e IRCCS San Martino)

BRAIN AND MAGNETISM: TMS E MEG

Neurotech 8: 29 may 2017 - Anna Corradi (UniGE)

NEURONAL REPROGRAMMING

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

scientific works

Exam Board

PIERO RUGGERI (President)

CARLA COGO (President)

PIETRO BALDELLI

ANNA FASSIO

EMANUELA LUISA FAELLI

LAURA AVANZINO

FABIO BENFENATI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

Teaching methods

frontal lessons

LESSONS START

March 2017

Exam description

See integrated course

Exam schedule