Admission Information

TUM Online

Further course information and location available via Moodle.

Objectives

After participation if this course, the students will be able to critically analyze scientific literature, to identify key concepts and techniques that contextualize the literature within a broader field, to effectively present and teach material to the class, and to lead and engage in a discussion of scientific literature.

Description

Students will prepare presentations and discussions of recent literature in the field of materials science for applications in neuroengineering. This will include topics on material properties, manufacturing and characterization methods, biological responses to implanted materials, and methods for powering and signal transduction into the brain. Students will first be assigned a key paper in the field, as well as a teaching assistant for the course. The students will regularly meet with their teaching assistant in order to prepare a presentation of their paper that provides context of the state of the art of the field, and analyses the pros and cons of the presented technology. The students will then present their paper, and the class will carry out a discussion of the content and technical aspects of the work.

Prerequisites

None

Teaching and Learning Method

During the seminar course, students will present recent literature in the field of neuroengineering materials. Students will have regular discussions with their assigned teaching assistant about the progress of the research and preparation of the presentation. Each student will present their assigned paper, and the class will have a discussion of the content of the paper and its context within the field of neuroengineering materials.

Recommended Literature

Students get literature and key papers in the field of materials science for applications in neuroengineering during first classes.

Links

W22/23 Topics