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An online course from University College London, 12-14 October 2020
Neuropixels probes are transforming neurophysiology, and are now adopted by hundreds of laboratories worldwide. This course trains scientists to use these probes and to process their output using Kilosort and Phy.
The course is supported by the Wellcome Trust and organized by Nick Steinmetz (UW) and Matteo Carandini (UCL).
We held the course online. If you missed it, please watch the videos (click on titles below), or see the Neuropixels Wiki for alternative courses.
Lectures
Day 1
- 1.1 - Welcome and introductions - Nick Steinmetz (UW)
- 1.2 - Introduction to Neuropixels - Matteo Carandini (UCL)
- 1.3 - The technology in Neuropixels - Carolina Mora Lopez (imec)
- 1.4 - Recording across the brain with Neuropixels - Nick Steinmetz (UW)
- 1.5 - Science with large recordings - Kenneth Harris (UCL)
- 1.6 - Practicalities of Neuropixels recordings - Sylvia Schröder (UCL)
- 1.7 - Planning a Neuropixels trajectory - Andrew Peters (UCL)
Day 2
- 2.1 - Review of Day 1 assignment - Nick Steinmetz (UW)
- 2.2 - Practicalities of Neuropixels recordings 2 - Nick Steinmetz (UW)
- 2.3 - Spike sorting with Kilosort - Marius Pachitariu (HHMI)
- 2.4 - Using Kilosort's graphical user interface - Nick Steinmetz (UW)
- 2.5 - Curating sorted spikes with Phy - Nick Steinmetz (UW)
Day 3
- 3.1 - Review of Day 2 assignment - Nick Steinmetz (UW)
- 3.2 - Combining Neuropixels with imaging - Andrew Peters (UCL)
- 3.3 - Combining Neuropixels with optogenetics - Maxime Beau (UCL)
- 3.4 - Implanting chronic Neuropixels probes - Dario Campagner (UCL)
- 3.5 - Implanting semi-chronic Neuropixels probes - Yoh Isogai (UCL)
- 3.6 - Recording from the same neurons across weeks - Anna Lebedeva (UCL)
- 3.7 - Mapping Neuropixels tracks from 2D histology - Andrew Peters (UCL)
- 3.8 - Mapping Neuropixels tracks from 3D histology - Steven West (IBL)
- 3.9 - Aligning Neuropixels tracks to an atlas - Mayo Faulkner (IBL)
Teaching Assistant
- Julie Lee (UCL)