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