Neuronal connections strengthen and weaken with learning, memory, or other events; a phenomenon called synaptic plasticity. In this course, we explore the underlying biological, biophysical and biochemical changes responsible for plasticity. This course covers the structure and organization of neuronal connections, the neurotransmitter receptors that line these structures, the signaling pathways that are mediated in synapses, the mechanical processes that underlie protraction and retraction, and the pharmacological agents that stimulate or block these changes. Students are required to have had an undergraduate level course in biology and biochemistry.
NEU 502: Neural Plasticity
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