Dear Hoover Chan
As suggested by the course instructors, please post the following
announcement to the Color and Vision network, as it should be of interest
to your readership. Please confimr that you will be able to post this.
With thanks
David J. Stewart, Ph.D.
Director, Meetings & Courses
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724-2213
Tel 516 367 8801
Fax 516 367 8845
Email stewart@cshl.org
www.cshl.org/meetings
1999 Cold Spring Harbor Course
STRUCTURE, FUNCTION & DEVELOPMENT OF THE VISUAL SYSTEM
July 22 - August 4, 1999
Course Instructors:
Tobias Bonhoeffer, Max Planck Institut, Germany
David Fitzpatrick, Duke University
Kimberley McAllister, The Salk Institute
Martin Usrey, Harvard Medical School
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York
Extended Application Deadline: April 21, 1999
This lecture/discussion course explores the functional organization and
development of the visual system as revealed by the use of a variety of
anatomical, physiological and behavioral methods. It is designed for
graduate students and more advanced researchers who wish to gain a basic
understanding of the biological basis for vision and to share in the
excitement of the latest developments in this field. Topics include:
phototransduction and neural processing in the retina; functional
architecture of striate cortex; cellular basis of cortical receptive field
properties; the anatomy, physiology and perceptual significance of parallel
pathways; functional parcellation of extrastriate cortex; the role of
patterned neuronal activity in the development of central visual pathways;
and molecular mechanisms of development and plasticity in the visual
system. Past lecturers have included: D. Baylor, A. Borst, B. Chapman, M.
Constantine-Paton, D. Dacey, D. Ferster, C. Gilbert, C. Gray, S. Hendry, S.
Hockfield, D. Hubel, A. Humphrey, L. Katz, P. Konig, N. Logothetis, J.
Malpeli, K. Martin, D. Masland, J. Maunsell, D. McCormick, T. Movshon, K.
Nakayama, B. Newsome, C. Reid, C. Shatz, J. Schnapf, M. Sereno, D. Sparks,
M. Stryker, A. Thompson, D. Van Essen, R. Wong.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory encourages you to apply online at
www.cshl.org/meetings. General information about Cold Spring Harbor
courses, application details, financial aid etc are also available at the
web site.
General enquiries:
Meeting & Course Programs
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724-2213
Tel: 516 367 8346
Fax: 516 367 8845
Email: meetings@cshl.org
www.cshl.org/meetings