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Neurotransmitters: Receptors and Effects

Explores major neurotransmitters, their effects, drug therapy, and receptor mechanisms in brain function.

Provides an overview of neurotransmitters, their roles in sleep, addiction, and LTP, and the study of addictive behaviors.

Modeling the synaptic potential

Explores the modeling of synaptic potentials and the factors influencing their amplitude.

Modeling synaptic transmission: Stochastic Dynamics

Explores stochastic synaptic transmission modeling, parameters, inhibitory effects, and synaptic reliability.

Synaptic Transmission: Electrical vs Chemical

Compares electrical and chemical synapses, emphasizing their properties and behavior, including the neuromuscular junction and synapses in the CNS.

Synaptic transmission: Structure and Mechanisms

Explores the structure and function of synapses, including neurotransmitter diversity and the role of AMPA and NMDA receptors.

Understanding Synaptic Transmission

Explores synaptic transmission, neurotransmitters, and neural plasticity principles.

Synaptic Transmission: Electrical vs. Chemical

Explores the differences between electrical and chemical synapses, synaptic plasticity, and receptor behavior.

Pharmacology Basics

Explores the synthesis of epinephrine, Ritalin's mechanism, drug effects, Alzheimer's drugs, potency vs. efficacy, anesthetics, toxins like botox, and neurotransmitters in heart regulation.

Parkinson's Disease: Basal Ganglia Circuitry

Explores the basal ganglia circuitry in Parkinson's disease, covering structure, function, dopamine role, pathology, and treatments.

Neurotransmitter release: Cellular Mechanisms

Delves into the cellular mechanisms of neurotransmitter release in the brain, focusing on voltage-gated calcium channels and vesicle fusion machinery.

Neurosciences I: Molecular Neuroscience and Neurodegeneration

Covers molecular neuroscience, neurodegeneration, cell types, neuron structure, and history of neuroscience breakthroughs.

Visual Hallucinations in Parkinson's Disease

Explores visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease, focusing on mechanisms, neurotransmitters, and potential treatments.

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GABA Receptors: Mechanisms and Functions

Explores GABA receptors, inhibition mechanisms, signaling changes, and neuron types.

GABAergic inhibition

Explores the cellular mechanisms of GABAergic inhibition in the brain and the role of GABA receptors.

Neurotransmitters: GABA and Glycine

Explores the classification and effects of GABA and Glycine neurotransmitters, including drug interactions.

Synaptic transmission: Cellular Mechanisms

Explores neurotransmitters, fast synaptic transmission, ion channels, and synaptic structure in brain function.

Synapses: Neuronal Dynamics

Explores the role of synapses in computational neuroscience and the models of excitatory and inhibitory synapses.