Join us at Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience
Join us at Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience
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About KISN
Photo: The Nobel Medal: The Nobel Foundation, Moser and Moser: Geir Mogen/NTNU
The institute is the only Neuroscience Kavli Institute in Europe and forms a functional entity with the independently funded Centre for Algorithms in the Cortex, which is a Norwegian Centre of Excellence.
The institute currently has 10 research groups which focus on spatial coding and memory, cognitive motor function, sensory computations, transgenic investigation of neural circuits, vision and navigation, aging neuroscience, neural dynamincs and computation, circuit development, neurophotonics. and perception and cognition.
The institute also has a wide range of teaching responsibilities. This includes the international master's program in neuroscience at NTNU, a bachelor's level introduction course in neuroscience, and courses offered as part of the PhD program. The latter activities are embedded in the Norwegian Research School in Neuroscience (NRSN) which is coordinated at NTNU/KISN.
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