Contents

1. Introduction

2. I. Neuron Structure & Function

   1. 1. The Neuron

   2. 2. Ion Movement

   3. 3. Membrane Potential

   4. 4. The Membrane at Rest

   5. 5. Postsynaptic Potentials

   6. 6. Action Potentials

   7. 7. Voltage Clamp

3. II. Neuronal Communication

   1. 8. Synapse Structure

   2. 9. Neurotransmitter Synthesis and Storage

   3. 10. Neurotransmitter Release

   4. 11. Neurotransmitter Action: Ionotropic Receptors

   5. 12. Neurotransmitter Action: G-Protein-Coupled Receptors

   6. 13. Neurotransmitter Clearance

   7. 14. Drug and Toxin Effects

   8. 15. Epigenetics

4. III. Nervous System Organization

   1. 16. Anatomical Terminology

   2. 17. External Brain Anatomy

   3. 18. Internal Brain Anatomy

   4. 19. Brainstem and Spinal Cord

5. IV. Sensory Systems

   1. 20. General Principles of Sensory Systems

   2. 21. Vision: The Retina

   3. 22. Vision: Central Processing

   4. 23. Somatosensory Systems

   5. 24. Touch: The Skin

   6. 25. Touch: Central Processing

   7. 26. Pain

   8. 27. Taste

6. V. Motor System

   1. 28. Spinal Control of Movement

   2. 29. Planning of Movement

   3. 30. Basal Ganglia

   4. 31. Execution of Movement

7. VI. Neuroendocrine Systems

   1. 32. HPA Axis

   2. 33. Neural Control of Stress

   3. 34. HPG Axis

   4. 35. Sexual Differentiation

   5. 36. Masculinizing Effects of Estrogen

   6. 37. Social Bonding

8. VII. Behavioral Neuroscience

   1. 38. Motivation and Reward

   2. 39. Studying Fear

   3. 40. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

9. Images of Animations