From Universal Turing Machines to McCulloch-Pitts and Hopfield associative memory networks, this lecture explains what is meant by computation.

Ion channels and the movement of ions across the cell membrane.

A basic introduction to clinical presentation of schizophrenia, its etiology, and current treatment options.

The "connectome" is a term, coined in the past decade, that has been used to describe more than one phenomenon in neuroscience. This lecture explains the basics of structural connections at the micro-, meso- and macroscopic scales.

The ionic basis of the action potential, including the Hodgkin Huxley model. 

Introduction to the course Cellular Mechanisms of Brain Function.

The ionic basis of the action potential, including the Hodgkin Huxley model. 

Introduction to the course Cellular Mechanisms of Brain Function.

Ion channels and the movement of ions across the cell membrane.

Spatiotemporal dynamics of the membrane potential.

Action potentials, and biophysics of voltage-gated ion channels.

Voltage-gating kinetics of sodium and potassium channels.

The ionic basis of the action potential, including the Hodgkin Huxley model.

Action potential initiation and propagation.

Neurotransmitter release in the presynaptic specialization.

Synaptic modulation through diffusing neurotransmitters.

Glutamatergic transmission.

Glutamate release after an action potential. Resulting post-synaptic potentials in a biophysically realistic situation.

Glutamatergic excitatory neuronal circuits.

Dendritic spines and their function.