Advanced Neurobiology

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course is designed for students interested in the molecular and cellular aspects of neurobiology. It starts by defining what neurons and glia cells are and goes further by explaining how neural networks form, work and how disease-causing mutations disrupt these processes, as shown in animal models or human patient cells used as models for autism and schizophrenia. It will provide an overview of molecular and cellular neuroscience by focusing on several key topics, such as nervous system development, cytoskeletal regulation and neurite formation, axonal pathfinding, synapse formation and function, voltage-gated ion channels, neurotransmitter receptors, neurotransmitter release, neuronal gene expression and more.