TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I: Cellular Neuroscience

1. Neurohistology

2. Origin of the membrane potential

3. Action potential

4. Single ion channels and gating mechanisms

5. Ion channel structure-function

6. Ion channel diversity and regulation

7. Ion channel diseases

8. Fundamentals of synaptic transmission

9. Synaptic plasticity

10. Neurotransmitter release

11. Neurotransmitter reuptake

Part II: Molecular & Developmental Neuroscience

1. Axon guidance

2. Synapse formation

3. Dendrite formation

4. Gliogenesis

5. Corticogenesis

6. Neuronal migration

7. Neurogenesis and neuronal stem cells

Part III: Sensory & Systems Neuroscience

1. Genes, circuits and behavior

2. Human neurogenetics

3. Visual systems

4. Auditory systems

5. Olfactory systems

6. Motor systems

7. Pain and somatosensory

8. Learning

9. Cognitive neuroscience

10. Affective disorders