Training Days
12th and 13th April 2012, Cambridge UK
The CED development team hosted two training days on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th April 2012 in Cambridge, at the St John's Innovation Centre across Milton Road from the Science Park, close to the headquarters of CED.
We offered these training days at a price of £80 + VAT (£96) per day. Tea, coffee and buffet lunch are provided.
The training days are for users and prospective users of Signal and Spike2 for Windows. The courses are designed so that delegates can attend either one or both days. There are two separate core "threads" and some options planned. Each thread consists of four sessions of approximately one hour on both days.
The program includes a worked examples session for Spike2 and a workshop detailing the new features in Signal for patch, voltage and dynamic clamping. Popular sessions such as the Analysis section of the Spike2 thread are delivered over two sessions, as there is too much to digest in a single session. Workshops are designed with small groups in mind to discuss how CED systems can help in the recording and analysis of specific data types. Often we 'create' an experiment using attendee's data or our own examples. Please bring along any data you would like to look at. Scripts can also be written to illustrate analyses not covered by built-in functions.
Moving at any time between sessions is acceptable, so you do not feel that you are committed to any particular thread. If for some reason you missed a tutorial that you felt you needed to attend, it is possible to cover it at some length in the Workshop sessions or indeed in the breaks.
We run similar training days in the US just before the October meeting of the US Neuroscience Society.
Provisional Programme |
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| Day 1 - Thursday, 12th April 2012 | |||
| Thread | Spike2 | Signal | Workshops |
| Session 1 | Introduction | Introduction | Script introduction* |
| Session 2 | Sampling | Sampling | Script toolbox* |
| Session 3 | Analysis menu #1 | Analysis menu | Workshop |
| Session 4 | Analysis menu #2 | Advanced analysis | Workshop |
| Day 2 - Friday, 13th April 2012 | |||
| Thread | Spike2 | Scripting | Workshops |
| Session 1 | Spike sorting #1 | Script introduction | Workshop |
| Session 2 | Spike sorting #2 | Script toolbox | Patch and Voltage Clamp |
| Session 3 | Graphical sequence editor | Scripts and data | Signal advanced sampling |
| Session 4 | Worked examples | Spike2 on-line scripts | Workshop |
* Script introduction and Script toolbox are run on both days for those wishing to attend Spike sorting #1 and #2 as well.
Each day starts at 9:30 with registration and coffee, and the teaching sessions start at 10:00. The formal sessions end at 16:00 and are followed by tea and the opportunity for discussions with senior CED staff and other delegates.
If you need to stay overnight, click here for a list of local hotels and guest houses. The majority of these establishments are listed on the Cambridge Tourist Information Where to Stay on-line guide and have been extracted for their geographical position relative to the training day venue and CED's offices. Please contact these establishments directly to make your reservations. On the booking form we offer transportation from the railway station and collection from hotels/guest houses, please indicate which of these services you require. There is ample parking for those using their own transport and some bus routes run from Cambridge City Centre to Cowley Road/Milton Road.
Session 1 - Introduction to Spike2
This is a general introduction to Spike2. A walk through all the features in the program demonstrates the use of all the menu items and explains the ideas behind Spike2.
Session 2 - Spike2 Sampling
This session explains how various types of data can be captured with Spike2. How to configure the sampling configuration to make the most efficient use of your hardware. Descriptions of different data types and sampling procedures for each.
Session 3 - Spike2 Analysis menu #1
Held over 2 sessions that describe features in the analysis menu of Spike2 including built in analysis types, memory buffers, marker filters, digital filtering, channel processes and trend plots using active cursors.
Session 4 - Spike2 Analysis menu #2
Second part, continuing from the previous session.
Session 1 - Introduction to Signal
Gives a general introduction to Signal including what it can do, sampling, getting started and general tour of where to find and use analysis and other powerful built-in features.
Session 2 - Signal Sampling
Setting up and carrying out sampling with Signal. Configuring outputs, multiple states and the advanced triggering options of the program.
Session 3 - Signal Analysis menu
Held over 2 sessions that describe features in the analysis menu of Signal. The first session will cover built in analyses to generate memory views, digital filtering, using the frame buffer and channel manipulation.
Session 4 - Signal Advanced analysis
Second part, continuing from the previous session, describes analysis features in Signal including the new single channel analyses in version 3, curve fitting and trend plots using active cursors.
Session 1 - Script introduction
General description of the script language for both Spike2 and Signal software, including syntax and basic concepts, e.g. variables, loops and the concept of toolbars and dialogs for user interaction.
Session 2 - Script toolbox
Continuation of the general script language features. Including handling views, introduction to XY plots, toolbars, dialog boxes, etc.
Session 3 - Workshop
Workshop for users of Spike2 or Signal to discuss specific script requirements or problems.
Session 4 - Workshop
Workshop for users of Spike2 or Signal to discuss specific script requirements or problems.
Session 1 - Spike sorting #1
On and off-line spike sorting. Uses, setting up, wavemark editing, marker filtering and common questions answered.
Session 2 - Spike sorting #2
An introduction to using the PCA and cluster measurements of spike data, which are new in Spike2 version 5.
Session 3 - Spike2 Graphical sequence editor
Details how to control digital and analogue outputs and stimulus generation during sampling.
Session 4 - Worked examples
A summary of Spike2 features presented in previous sessions and examples of how to make use of them in an experimental set-up.
Session 1 - Script introduction
General description of the script language for both Spike2 and Signal software, including syntax and basic concepts, e.g. variables, loops and the concept of toolbars and dialogs for user interaction.
Session 2 - Script toolbox
Continuation of the general script language features for both Spike2 and Signal software, including handling views, introduction to XY plots, toolbars, dialog boxes, etc.
Session 3 - Scripts and data
Introduction to the use of scripts for data manipulation, etc., with examples.
Session 4 - Spike2 on-line scripts
On-line script writing, script control of sampling and use of idle routines. Though Spike2 specific, many of the concepts are also in Signal.
Session 1 - Workshop
Workshop for users of Spike2 or Signal to discuss specific script requirements or problems.
Session 2 - Patch and Voltage Clamp
Workshop for users of Signal to discuss new features designed to support patch and voltage clamp sampling (whole cell, single channel and dynamic clamping).
Session 3 - Signal advanced sampling
Details of the use of multiple states sampling including control of external hardware such as stimulators for TMS work.
Session 4 - Workshop
Workshop for users of Spike2 or Signal to discuss specific script requirements or problems.