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Advanced Neurobiology I
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 8 Sequences
- Intermediate Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Week 1 - Anatomy of the Nervous System
Let's start with a basic introduction of neuroanatomy. - Week 2 - Morphology of the neuronal cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Neuron
Let's learn more about the basic unit of the nervous system: the neuron. - Week 3 - Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Neuron
Let‘s continue with the neuron. - Week 4 - Signaling within neurons & Ion channels and membrane potentials
Let's switch to the electrical properties of the neuron. - Week 5 - Ion channels, membrane potential and synaptic transmission
Let's continue with the ion channels, membrane potential and synaptic transmission. - Week 6 - Neurotransmitter release
Let's learn more about the neurotransmitter release. - Week 7 - Synaptic transmission & Synapitic plasticity
Let's continue with synaptic transmission and synapitic plasticity. - Week 8 - Techniques in neuroscience
Let's learn some prevalent techniques in neuroscience.
Prerequisite
Instructors
Yan Zhang
Professor
School of Life Sciences, Peking University
Yulong Li
Research Fellow
School of Life Sciences, Peking University
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