Electronics for Neuroscience Workshop: From Basics to Setup Development
14 March 2025
FENS News, Neuroscience News
The FENS Committee for Higher Education and Training (CHET) has partnered with Nencki Open Lab to offer a new Cambridge Open Lab workshop: “Electronics for Neuroscience: From Basics to Setup Development“.
Workshop details
- Location: Sheringham, Norfolk, UK
- Dates: 4-8 May 2025
Programme
This workshop is intended to provide attendees with theoretical and practical knowledge of electronics as applied to neuroscience research. From the absolute basics – voltages and currents – to the inner workings of electronic components such as capacitors, transistors and amplifiers, all the way up to application of microcontrollers in neuroscientific experiments, participants will receive a comprehensive overview of the electronics and their uses in the lab.
The full list of topics covered includes:
- Voltage, resistance and current, Ohm’s and Kirchoff’s laws
- Tools in electronics – multimeters, oscilloscopes
- Basic elements: resistors, capacitors, diodes
- Transistors and logic gates
- Basics of computer computations
- Filters and amplifiers
- Sensors, motors, servos
- Basics of microcontrollers
- Synchronisation of data streams with microcontrollers
- Controlling devices in experimental setups
- Closed-loop experiments
Travel grants & fee waivers
The fee to participate in this workshop is GBP 375, covering the cost of accommodation and food. Those interested in receiving a FENS travel grant or fee waiver should apply here by 1 April 2025.
Registration
Learn more about the workshop and register here.