Behavioral Neuroscience

  1. Cellular and Molecular Foundations
    1. Neurons and Neural Structure
      1. Neuronal Anatomy
        1. Cell Body (Soma)
          1. Dendrites
            1. Axon
              1. Axon Hillock
                1. Myelin Sheath
                  1. Nodes of Ranvier
                    1. Synaptic Terminals
                    2. Neuronal Classification
                      1. Structural Types
                        1. Unipolar Neurons
                          1. Bipolar Neurons
                            1. Multipolar Neurons
                            2. Functional Types
                              1. Sensory Neurons
                                1. Motor Neurons
                                  1. Interneurons
                                2. Neuronal Cytoskeleton
                                  1. Microtubules
                                    1. Neurofilaments
                                      1. Microfilaments
                                      2. Axonal Transport
                                        1. Fast Anterograde Transport
                                          1. Slow Anterograde Transport
                                            1. Retrograde Transport
                                          2. Glial Cells
                                            1. Astrocytes
                                              1. Structural Support
                                                1. Blood-Brain Barrier
                                                  1. Neurotransmitter Uptake
                                                    1. Metabolic Support
                                                      1. Synaptic Modulation
                                                      2. Oligodendrocytes
                                                        1. CNS Myelination
                                                          1. Development and Maturation
                                                          2. Schwann Cells
                                                            1. PNS Myelination
                                                              1. Regeneration Support
                                                              2. Microglia
                                                                1. Immune Functions
                                                                  1. Synaptic Pruning
                                                                    1. Neuroinflammation
                                                                    2. Ependymal Cells
                                                                      1. CSF Production
                                                                        1. Ventricular Lining
                                                                      2. Membrane Properties and Ion Channels
                                                                        1. Cell Membrane Structure
                                                                          1. Lipid Bilayer
                                                                            1. Membrane Proteins
                                                                              1. Selective Permeability
                                                                              2. Ion Distribution
                                                                                1. Sodium-Potassium Pump
                                                                                  1. Concentration Gradients
                                                                                    1. Equilibrium Potentials
                                                                                    2. Ion Channels
                                                                                      1. Voltage-Gated Channels
                                                                                        1. Ligand-Gated Channels
                                                                                          1. Mechanosensitive Channels
                                                                                            1. Channel Kinetics
                                                                                            2. Resting Membrane Potential
                                                                                              1. Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz Equation
                                                                                                1. Factors Determining Resting Potential

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                                                                                            3. Neural Communication