James-L Roberts

Cellular components of nervous tissue. Subcellular organisation of the nervous system : organelles and their functions. Brain energy metabolism. Electrotonic properties of axons and dendrites. Membrane potential and action potential. Molecular properties of ion Channels. Dynamical properties of excitable membranes. Release of neurotransmitters. Pharmacology and biochemistry of synaptic transmission. Nonclassic signaling in the Brain. Neurotransmitter receptors. Intracellular signaling. Regulation of neuronal gene expression. Mathematical modeling and analysis of intracellular signaling pathways. Cell-cell communication. Postsynaptic potentials. Information processing in complex dendrites. Learning and memory