In Developing Expertise in Neuroscience, we cover many of the same topics as in the open educational resource Introduction to Neuroscience, but with more depth. Thus, Developing Expertise is intended to support learning in intermediate undergraduate college courses.

There is a lot to do here. Since much of the work was done by undergraduates in my NEUR 3950 Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience course at Weber State University, the quality is variable. Over the next few months, I will do my best to sand down the rougher edges. But I could still use some help. Please contact me at jimhutchins@weber.edu if you want to pitch in with writing or editing.

Cover design by Alexia Wade. Image: electron micrograph of contacts between photoreceptors, horizontal cells, and bipolar cells in the salamander outer plexiform layer. Taken by Jim Hutchins and published in his MA dissertation (1982) Localization of cholinesterase activity in the outer plexiform layer of the larval tiger salamander retina, University of California Berkeley. The retinal photoreceptors have distinctive ribbon synapses. To learn more, click on the link.