Image 1. Ion channel model.
Image 2. Cultured hippocampal neuron illuminated by GFP fluorescence, functional synaptic terminals labeled with FM4-64.
Image 3. Retinal axon projections in a 48 hour old zebrafish embryo.
(Images courtesy of Nathan Wilson.)
Course Highlights
This course is designed to cover the field of neuroscience from a cellular and molecular level. The site features a comprehensive
reading list complete with links to abstracts, and
assignments tailored to graduate students to prepare them to be neuroscience researchers.
Course Description
Subject covers all major areas of cellular and molecular neurobiology including excitable cells and membranes, ion channels and receptors, synaptic transmission, cell type determination, axon guidance and targeting, neuronal cell biology, synapse formation and plasticity. Includes lectures and exams, and involves presentation and discussion of primary literature. Focus on major concepts and recent advances in experimental neuroscience.
*Some translations represent previous versions of courses.