Neurobiology is the study of the nervous system, encompassing the molecular biophysics of excitable membranes, synaptic chemical neurotransmission, circuit computation, sensory transduction, and the molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and neurodegeneration.
Curriculum & Syllabus Roadmap
This master syllabus organizes neurobiology into 5 core academic modules, complete with mathematical formulations, vector biophysical diagrams, and clinical pharmacological correlations.
Action Potential & Ion Channels
Resting membrane potential, GHK equation, Hodgkin-Huxley model, voltage-gated Na+/K+ channel kinetics, and saltatory conduction.
Synaptic Transmission & Neurotransmitters
SNARE-mediated exocytosis, quantal neurotransmitter release, ionotropic vs metabotropic receptors, EPSPs, IPSPs, and summation.
Sensory Systems & Phototransduction
Photoreceptor physiology, rhodopsin-transducin cascade, auditory stereocilia tip-link transduction, and sensory coding.
Neuromuscular Junction & Motor Systems
Motor endplate anatomy, acetylcholine receptor channels, T-tubule DHPR/RyR1 coupling, and spinal reflex circuits.
Neural Plasticity & Long-Term Potentiation
Hebbian synapses, NMDA/AMPA receptor trafficking, CaMKII activation, dendritic remodeling, and neurodegenerative pathology.