Developing Expertise in Neuroscience

Jim Hutchins; Aliyah Grijalva; Avalon Marker; Canyon Madsen; Kobe Christensen; Lance Castro; Lindsey Aune; Caleb Bevan; Ryan Johnson; Tess Johnson

Book Title: Developing Expertise in Neuroscience

by Jim Hutchins; Aliyah Grijalva; Avalon Marker; Canyon Madsen; Kobe Christensen; Lance Castro; Lindsey Aune; Caleb Bevan; Ryan Johnson; and Tess Johnson

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Introduction
I. Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience: Neurons as Cells
1. Neuronal Organelles
  Jim Hutchins
2. The Nucleus of Neurons
  Benson Bush
3. Transcription and its Regulation in Neurons
  Caleb Bevan; Jackson T. Anderson; and Tess Johnson
4. Translation in Neurons
  Adam Evans and Jim Hutchins
5. The Golgi Complex in Neurons
  Avery Hamilton
6. The Endomembrane System, Exocytosis, and Endocytosis in Neurons
  Jim Hutchins
7. Mitochondria in Neurons
  Mia Verbeck
8. Energy Metabolism in Neurons
9. The Cytoskeleton of Neurons
  Tess Johnson; Caleb Bevan; and Jackson T. Anderson
10. Anterograde and Retrograde Transport Mechanisms in Neurons
  Alivia Deimer
II. Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience: The Neuronal Membrane
1. Molecular Properties of the Neuronal Membrane
  Abbigail Higgins
2. Overview of Membrane Channels, Transporters, and Pumps
  Jaron Williams and Avalon Marker
3. Patch Clamping
  Ryan Johnson
4. Leakage Channels
  Caleb Bevan; Avalon Marker; Jackson T. Anderson; and Tess Johnson
5. Voltage-Gated Channels
  Tess Johnson; Avalon Marker; Caleb Bevan; and Jackson T. Anderson
6. Ligand-Gated Channels
  Benson Bush and Avalon Marker
7. Signal-Gated Channels
  Jim Hutchins and Avalon Marker
8. Pumps
  Garrett Nelson
9. Transporters
  Avery Hamilton and Avalon Marker
10. Connections Between the Neuronal Membrane and Extracellular Matrix
  Safina Rehman
11. Diffusion and Fick's First Law
  Macady Lunt
12. Electrical Models of the Neuronal Cell Membrane
  Jackson Stringham
13. The Equilibrium (Nernst) Potential
  Dentyn Sacre
14. The Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz Equation
  Kynzie Lalliss
15. The Action Potential
  Alivia Deimer
16. The Myelin Sheath
  Tess Johnson; Caleb Bevan; and Jackson T. Anderson
III. Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience: The Synapse
1. The Electrical Synapse (Gap Junction)
  Macady Lunt
2. A Brief List of Chemical Neurotransmitters
  Jaron Williams
3. The Canonical Chemical Synapse
  Jim Hutchins
4. Quantal Release of Neurotransmitter and Evidence for Vesicular Release
  Safina Rehman; Kynzie Lalliss; and Jim Hutchins
5. Mutations Which Modify Neurotransmitter Release
  Dentyn Sacre
6. Neurotransmitter Receptors
  Garrett Nelson
7. Comparing Ionotropic and Metabotropic Receptors
  Jim Hutchins
8. Spatial and Temporal Summation
  Jackson Stringham
9. The Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Second Messenger System
10. The Inositol Triphosphate / Diacylglycerol / Calcium Second Messenger System
11. The Arachadonic Acid Second Messenger System
  Lyndsay Woelfel
12. The Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate (cGMP) Second Messenger System
  Brennan Brown
13. Neurotransmitters: Acetylcholine
  Jim Hutchins
14. Neurotransmitters: Glutamate
  Lindsey Aune and Jim Hutchins
15. Neurotransmitters: γ-Amino Butyric Acid (GABA)
  Alivia Deimer
16. Monoamines
  Jackson T. Anderson; Tess Johnson; and Caleb Bevan
17. Neurotransmitters: Noradrenaline
  Abbigail Higgins
18. Neurotransmitters: Dopamine
  Avery Hamilton
19. Neurotransmitters: Serotonin
  Mia Verbeck
20. Neurotransmitters: Peptides
  Jaron Williams
21. Neurotransmitters: Glycine
  Lance Castro
22. Neurotransmitters: Histamine
  Adam Evans
23. Neurotransmitters: Purines
  Lyndsay Woelfel
24. Neurotransmitters: Gases
  Jackson Stringham
IV. Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience: The Modifiable Synapse
1. Declarative and Non-Declarative Memory
  Dentyn Sacre
2. Classical Conditioning
  Brennan Brown
3. Habituation
  Mia Verbeck
4. Characteristics of Declarative Memory
  Safina Rehman
5. Long-Term Depression
  Benson Bush
6. Long-Term Potentiation
  Benson Bush and Jim Hutchins
7. Features of a Modifiable Gene
V. Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience: Development of the Nervous System
1. Determining Orientation in the Development of the Neural Tube
2. Cellular and Molecular Events in Programmed Cell Death
  Jackson T. Anderson; Tess Johnson; and Caleb Bevan
3. Nerve Growth Factor
  Brennan Brown
4. Formation of the Neuromuscular Junction
  Caleb Bevan; Tess Johnson; and Jackson T. Anderson
5. Critical Period
  Lyndsay Woelfel
6. Plasticity and Stabilization
  Garrett Nelson
7. Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Brain Development
  Macady Lunt
8. Animal Models of Autism
  Abbigail Higgins
9. Epigenetic Contributions to Autism
  Adam Evans
10. Synaptic Pruning
  Aliyah Grijalva and Jim Hutchins
11. Synaptic Pruning, Synaptic Stabilization, and Autism
  Aliyah Grijalva and Jim Hutchins
12. Synaptic Pruning in the Retinogeniculate System
  Jim Hutchins

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Jim Hutchins; Aliyah Grijalva; Avalon Marker; Canyon Madsen; Kobe Christensen; Lance Castro; Lindsey Aune; Caleb Bevan; Ryan Johnson; and Tess Johnson

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Title: Developing Expertise in Neuroscience
Authors: Jim Hutchins; Aliyah Grijalva; Avalon Marker; Canyon Madsen; Kobe Christensen; Lance Castro; Lindsey Aune; Caleb Bevan; Ryan Johnson; and Tess Johnson
Contributors: Misty Allen; Abbigail Higgins; Adam Evans; Alivia Deimer; Benson Bush; Aliyah Grijalva; Avalon Marker; Dentyn Sacre; Avery Hamilton; Brennan Brown; Brooke Hildt; Caleb Bevan; Kynzie Lalliss; Lyndsay Woelfel; Canyon Madsen; Garrett Nelson; Rhideon Gray; and Safina Rehman
Primary Subject: Neurosciences
Institution: Weber State University
Publisher: Weber State University
Publisher City: Ogden
Publication Date: September 3, 2024