Development of the nervous system (NS); the adult NS, plasticity and regeneration, sensory systems, cognitive functions, learning and memory, mol. & cell. mechanisms, animal models, disease models.

Modern genetic analysis in the genomic area, including key model systems and aspects of quantitative genetics.

The course gives an introduction to the development and anatomical structure of nervous systems. Furthermore, it discusses the basics of cellular neurophysiology and neuropharmacology. Finally, the nervous system is described on a system level with a particular emphasis on the visual system.