An interdisciplinary learning experience in neuro-optics.

Francesca Anselmi , Julien Bertherat , Luc Estebanez (1, 2) , Marcel van 'T Hoff , Kathleen Zylbersztejn (3)

1 UNIC - Unité de Neurosciences Information et Complexité [Gif sur Yvette]
2 INAF - Institut de Neurobiologie Alfred Fessard
3 IJM (UMR_7592) - Institut Jacques Monod

How can a Ph.D. student initially trained as a biologist take part in the development of a multineuronal recording method that requires cross interaction between physics, neurobiology and mathematics? Beyond student training in the laboratory, interdisciplinary research calls for a new style of academic training of young researchers. Here we present an innovative approach to graduate student academic training that fills the need for multidisciplinary knowledge and provides students, in addition, with a deeper understanding of the interdisciplinary approach to scientific research.

Domaines: Neurosciences [q-bio.NC]

Francesca Anselmi, Julien Bertherat, Luc Estebanez, Marcel van 'T Hoff, Kathleen Zylbersztejn. An interdisciplinary learning experience in neuro-optics.. Journal of Physiology - Paris, 2012, 106 (3-4), pp.58-61. ⟨10.1016/j.jphysparis.2012.01.002⟩. ⟨hal-00850605⟩