Defining Your Synapse

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

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

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

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

Explores synaptic transmission, neurotransmitters, and neural plasticity principles.

Explores cellular mechanisms of excitatory postsynaptic potentials, emphasizing synaptic summation for action potential threshold.

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

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

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