Imaging development and plasticity in the mouse visual system
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Acknowledgements First and foremost I wish to thank PD Dr. Mark Hübener for being such a great, caring and helpful supervisor. Besides creating a wonderful working atmosphere, he, even in the most stressful situations, always took the time to listen and help, to give advice and to thoroughly discuss scientific and personal issues. I continuously felt warmly and cheerfully guided and at the same time enjoyed the freedom to develop my own ideas and work independently. I am also very grateful to Prof. Dr. Tobias Bonhoeffer for giving me the opportunity to accomplish my PhD thesis in his excellent laboratory. I always felt assured of his generous support and warm encouragement. I was time and time again impressed by his amazing skill to negotiate his busy schedule, as he always found the time for valuable counsel, advice and discussion. Borst for fruitful discussions and helpful suggestions. I am thankful to Volker Staiger who, besides relieving me of the hated task of solution making, is always extremely competent and very patient towards any kind of question or problem. Thanks also to Max Sperling for his help with programming and general computer problems. Special thanks to the 'in vivo' gang for shared sorrows, encouraging conversations, wonderful tap dances and highly enriched Monday afternoons, and to the girls from the 'Blocksberg' for always having an open ear and a cheery comment, it is a pleasure to share room with you. I really enjoyed the good spirits in the Bonhoeffer department. Thanks to everybody for the very nice time, enjoyable lunches and coffee breaks, relaxing sports activities and especially all the tasty cakes, which often saved my day. My deep gratitude goes to my family for making all this possible, always standing behind me and spoiling me in the kindest way. All my thanks and love to Thomas Mrsic-Flögel for simply being everything I could possibly ever ask for.
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