Lectures related to Understanding the Brain

Introduces nerve cells' electrical activity, focusing on spikes and synaptic potentials.

Explores synaptic transmission, neurotransmitters, and neural plasticity principles.

Synaptic transmission: Structure and Mechanisms

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

Glutamate Receptors: Functional Properties and Brain Mechanisms

Explores glutamate receptors, EPSPs, EPSCs, LTP, LTD, STDP, and dendritic spines.

Cellular Mechanisms of Brain Function

Covers the structure of a neuroscience course, focusing on cell membrane, ion channels, synaptic transmission, and brain function.

Synaptic Transmission: Electrical vs. Chemical

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

Neurotransmitters: Receptors and Effects

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

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Biophysical Understanding of Neuronal Electrical Behavior

Explores the biophysical understanding of neuronal electrical behavior, including challenges in modeling neurons, the generation of action potentials, and the impact of dendritic structure on firing patterns.

Synaptic Transmission: Electrical vs Chemical

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

Glutamate receptors: Structure and Function

Explores the structure, ion permeability, kinetics, and diversity of glutamate receptors, including AMPA and NMDA, as well as metabotropic receptors.

Network Simulation and Activity Dynamics

Explores neural network simulation, activity dynamics, and validation processes to ensure accurate predictions.

Modeling the electrical activity of the neuron

Explores the modeling of neuron electrical activity, including ion channels and concentrations, Nernst equation, and resting potential.

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Neural Signals and Signal Processing

Explores neuronal signals, brain organization, measurement techniques, and MRI principles.

Compiling and testing modfiles

Covers the process of compiling and testing modfiles in NEURON with a focus on synapse dynamics.

Data strategies: building neural circuits

Explores data strategies for building neural circuits in simulation neuroscience.

The Microcircuits of Striatum in Silico

Explores the reconstruction of a full-scale mouse striatal cellular level model to integrate and interpret striatal data.

Derivation of the Cable Equation

Explores the derivation of the cable equation for modeling dendrites in computational neuroscience.

GABAergic inhibition

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