NEUROSCI 223 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology (NEURO223)

Class notes on the Neurodevelopment unit in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. Notes include content such as the most important events in neurodevelopment, embryonic timeline of neural development, neurulation, formation of the neuroectoderm, regionalization of the brain, notch signaling, and axonal growth.

Class notes on the Cell Molecular Overview and Electric Signals unit in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. Notes include content such as neurons, glia, dendrites, axons, resting membrane potential, action potentials, Nerst equation, Goldman equation, myelination, and refractory period.

Class notes on the Channels and Transporters unit in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. Notes include content such as ion channels, active transporters, the patch clamp method, Na+ channels, K+ channels, and optogenetics.

Class notes on the Synaptic Transmission unit in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. Notes include content such as electrical synapses, chemical synapses, chemical transmission, synaptic vesicles, and SNARE proteins.

Class notes on Neurotransmitters and Receptors unit in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. Notes include content such as types of neurotransmitters and types of receptors.

Class notes on the Signaling and Plasticity unit in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. Notes include content such as signal transduction, endocrine signaling, neuronal signaling, paracrine signaling, signaling molecules, ionotropic receptors, metabotropic receptors, adenylate cyclase pathway, phospholipase C pathway, and enzyme-coupled receptors.

Class notes on the Somatosensation and Pain unit in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. Notes include content such as sensory receptors, mechanosensory pathways, proprioceptive pathways, anterolateral pathways, piezo receptors, pain, and temperature.

Class notes on the Chemical Senses unit in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. Notes include content such as the olfactory system, gustation, taste buds, taste sensations, and taste modalities.

Class notes on the Visual and Auditory Systems unit in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. Notes include content on the anatomy of the ear, the sound pathway, the cochlea, auditory transduction, deafness, sound amplification, phototransduction, anatomy of the eye, the retina, color vision, and photoadaptation.