An interdisciplinary learning experience in neuro-optics

Francesca Anselmi; Julien Bertherat; Luc Estebanez; Marcel van 't Hoff; Kathleen Zylbersztejn

doi:10.1016/j.jphysparis.2012.01.002

An interdisciplinary learning experience in neuro-optics

J Physiol Paris. 2012 May-Aug;106(3-4):58-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2012.01.002. Epub 2012 Feb 2.

Authors

Francesca Anselmi¹, Julien Bertherat, Luc Estebanez, Marcel van 't Hoff, Kathleen Zylbersztejn

Affiliation

¹ Frontiers in Life Sciences, Université Paris Descartes - Université Paris Diderot, France.

PMID: 22321445
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2012.01.002

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Education, Graduate / methods*
Electrodes, Implanted*
Interdisciplinary Studies*
Learning
Neurosciences / education*
Optics and Photonics / education*