Technical workshop on the function and utility of two-photon microscopy in neuroscience
Optical approaches are revolutionising the way experiments are performed in systems neuroscience. This workshop will focus on two-photon microscopy, explaining how it works and why it is useful. Starting with basic optical principles, we will work our way up to advanced approaches. The goal of the workshop is to develop an intuition for the basic operating principles of these microscopes and how they can be used to record and manipulate neural activity in vivo. This workshop is geared towards those interested in using this approach in their work as well as current users of two-photon microscopy that wish to understand more deeply how the microscope works. Topics covered include:

1. How do lenses work
2. Fluorescence and two-photon excitation
3. How does a two-photon microscope work
4. Two-photon optogenetics and multi-cell stimulation with spatial light modulators
Date: 5 February 2019, 15:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Hilary 2019)
Venue: Henry Wellcome Building of Gene Function, off South Parks Road OX1 3QB
Venue Details: OCGF seminar room
Speaker: Dr Adam Packer (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Cortex Club (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: tai-ying.lee@dpag.ox.ac.uk
Host: Tai-Ying Lee
Part of: Cortex Club - Oxford Neuroscience Society
Booking required?: Required
Audience: Public
Editor: Tai-Ying Lee