Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Ion channels, synapses and the molecular machinery that lets neurons compute.
NEUR-301 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Neuroscience
Course content
- 1Membranes, ions and equilibrium potentialsComing
- 2Voltage-gated ion channelsComing
- 3Channel structure and gatingComing
- 4Action potential propagation and myelinComing
- 5Presynaptic release and the vesicle cycleComing
- 6Ionotropic receptorsComing
- 7Metabotropic receptors and second messengersComing
- 8Synaptic integration and dendritesComing
- 9Short-term synaptic plasticityComing
- 10Glial cells and neuroimmune signallingComing
- 11ChannelopathiesComing
- 12Molecular neuroscience in research: a case studyComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Ion channels, synapses and the molecular machinery that lets neurons compute.
Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 3.