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PS738/BI756 Cellular Basis of Synaptic Plasticity (2000)

• Overview, Structure & LTP
• LTP, Learning, Memory, & Pathology

PS738/BI756 Cellular Basis of Synaptic Plasticity (2001)

• Lecture 1, Part A: Aplysia Habituation
• Lecture 1, Part B: Aplysia Sensitization
• Lecture 1, Part C: Aplysia Summary
• Lecture 2, Part A: Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation
• Lecture 2, Part B: Hippocampal Synaptogenesis

BI599 Neurobiology of Synapses

• Lecture 1: Neurobiology of Synapses
• Lecture 2: Structural Diversity of Neurons and their Synapses
• Lecture 3: Presynaptic Structure and Composition
• Lecture 4: Presynaptic Structure and Composition
• Lecture 5: Quantal Nature of Synaptic Transmission
• Lectures 6-7: Mechanisms of Synaptic Vesicle Exocytosis
• Lectures 8-9: Endocytosis at Synapses
• Lectures 10-11: Cell Adhesion at Synapses
• Lecture 12: Postsynaptic Dendritic Spine Structure and Composition
• Lecture 13: Molecular Composition of the Postsynaptic Density
• Lecture 14: Gap Junctions, Electrotonic Synapses
• Lecture 15: The Tripartite Synapse: Presynapse, Postsynapse, and Glia
• Lecture 16: The Tripartite Synapse: Presynapse, Postsynapse, and Glia
• Lecture 17: Synaptic Activity Dependent Signal Transduction
• Lecture 18: Short-term Synaptic Plasticity
• Lecture 19: Long-term Potentiation (LTP): Focus on Hippocampus NMDA-Receptor Dependent/Independent LTP
• Lectures 20-21: Long-term Depression and Depotentiation
• Lectures 22-23: Synaptic Plasticity and Memory
• Lectures 24-25: Synapse Formation, Maturation, Elimination, and Maintenance
• Lecture 25, Part B: Synapse Formation, Maturation, Elimination, and Maintenance
• Lecture 26: Normal Aging of Synapses
• Lecture 27, Part A: Synapse Pathology, Especially with Alzheimer's Disease
• Lecture 27, Part B: Synapse Pathology, Especially with Alzheimer's Disease
• Lecture 28: Novel Neurotransmitters, Gases and D-amino Acids
• Lecture 29: Sleep, Memory, and Synaptic Network Activity

BI325 Principles of Neuroscience

• Modification of Brain Circuits as a Result of Experience
• Plasticity of Mature Synapses and Circuits

Last Updated: 07/25/03