ANA 512. Cellular Neuroscience

Professor Shrager

Credit: six hours

Part 1 of the Neuroscience Core Curriculum is a comprehensive course covering a broad range of topics: identification and characterization of cellular components of the nervous system; electrical properties of neurons; development of membrane potentials and signal propagation; molecular properties of ion channels and their role in neuronal signaling; organization of the nervous system; regional neuroanatomy of brain, brain stem, and spinal cord; anatomy of sensory, motor, and regulatory systems; synaptic receptors and channels: signal transduction; modulation of synapses and simple memory mechanisms; biochemical and pharmacological properties of synaptic receptors; neurotransmitter synthesis and transport; excitatory and inhibitory amino acids; development of the nervous system and genesis of neurons and glia; neurotrophic factors and neuronal migration; axonal path-finding; and plasticity and synaptic rearrangement. (fall)