Behavioral Neuroscience

  1. Neural Communication
    1. Action Potentials
      1. Membrane Potential Changes
        1. Depolarization
          1. Repolarization
            1. Hyperpolarization
              1. Afterpotentials
              2. Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels
                1. Activation and Inactivation
                  1. Channel States
                  2. Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels
                    1. Delayed Rectifier Channels
                      1. A-Type Channels
                      2. Action Potential Properties
                        1. All-or-None Law
                          1. Threshold
                            1. Refractory Periods
                            2. Conduction of Action Potentials
                              1. Passive Spread
                                1. Saltatory Conduction
                                  1. Conduction Velocity Factors
                                2. Synaptic Transmission
                                  1. Synaptic Structure
                                    1. Presynaptic Terminal
                                      1. Synaptic Cleft
                                        1. Postsynaptic Membrane
                                          1. Active Zone
                                          2. Neurotransmitter Release
                                            1. Calcium Influx
                                              1. Vesicle Fusion
                                                1. Exocytosis
                                                  1. Vesicle Recycling
                                                  2. Postsynaptic Responses
                                                    1. Ionotropic Receptors
                                                      1. Metabotropic Receptors
                                                        1. Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials
                                                          1. Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials
                                                          2. Synaptic Integration
                                                            1. Spatial Summation
                                                              1. Temporal Summation
                                                                1. Shunting Inhibition
                                                                2. Synaptic Plasticity
                                                                  1. Short-Term Plasticity
                                                                    1. Long-Term Potentiation
                                                                      1. Long-Term Depression
                                                                        1. Homeostatic Plasticity
                                                                      2. Neurotransmitter Systems
                                                                        1. Neurotransmitter Criteria
                                                                          1. Synthesis and Storage
                                                                            1. Release Mechanisms
                                                                              1. Receptor Binding
                                                                                1. Inactivation
                                                                                2. Acetylcholine
                                                                                  1. Synthesis and Degradation
                                                                                    1. Nicotinic Receptors
                                                                                      1. Muscarinic Receptors
                                                                                        1. Functions in CNS and PNS
                                                                                        2. Monoamines
                                                                                          1. Dopamine
                                                                                            1. Synthesis Pathway
                                                                                              1. Receptor Subtypes
                                                                                                1. Dopaminergic Pathways
                                                                                                  1. Behavioral Functions
                                                                                                  2. Norepinephrine
                                                                                                    1. Synthesis and Release
                                                                                                      1. Receptor Subtypes
                                                                                                        1. Locus Coeruleus System
                                                                                                          1. Arousal and Attention
                                                                                                          2. Serotonin
                                                                                                            1. Synthesis Pathway
                                                                                                              1. Receptor Subtypes
                                                                                                                1. Raphe Nuclei System
                                                                                                                  1. Mood and Sleep Regulation
                                                                                                                2. Amino Acid Neurotransmitters
                                                                                                                  1. Glutamate
                                                                                                                    1. Synthesis and Release
                                                                                                                      1. AMPA Receptors
                                                                                                                        1. NMDA Receptors
                                                                                                                          1. Kainate Receptors
                                                                                                                            1. Excitotoxicity
                                                                                                                            2. GABA
                                                                                                                              1. Synthesis and Release
                                                                                                                                1. GABA-A Receptors
                                                                                                                                  1. GABA-B Receptors
                                                                                                                                    1. Inhibitory Functions
                                                                                                                                    2. Glycine
                                                                                                                                      1. Spinal Cord Inhibition
                                                                                                                                        1. Receptor Properties
                                                                                                                                      2. Neuropeptides
                                                                                                                                        1. Synthesis and Processing
                                                                                                                                          1. Release Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                            1. Endorphins and Enkephalins
                                                                                                                                              1. Substance P
                                                                                                                                                1. Neuropeptide Y
                                                                                                                                                2. Other Neurotransmitters
                                                                                                                                                  1. Adenosine
                                                                                                                                                    1. Nitric Oxide
                                                                                                                                                      1. Endocannabinoids
                                                                                                                                                        1. Histamine

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                                                                                                                                                    4. Neuroanatomy and Organization