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Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience
Neuron — The Basic Unit of the Nervous System
Synapse — Chemical / Electrical Junctions Between Neurons
Action Potential — The Neuron's Digital Signal
Hodgkin-Huxley Equations — Biophysical Neuron Model
Neurotransmitters — Glutamate, GABA, DA, 5-HT, ACh, etc.
LTP / LTD — Long-Term Synaptic Plasticity, Cellular Basis of Learning & Memory
Ion Channels — The Brain's "Transistors"
Glia — Beyond "Support Cells"
Dendrites
Membrane Potential — Foundation of Neuronal Electrical Signals
Neurotransmitter Receptors
Second Messengers & Signal Transduction
Synaptic Vesicle Cycle
Myelination
Neurotrophins
Axonal Transport
Neuron Types & Cell Taxonomy
Gap Junctions & Electrical Synapses
Astrocyte Function
Activity-Dependent Gene Expression
Table of Contents
1. Morphological Classes
2. Passive Cable Theory (Rall 1960)
3. Active Dendritic Channels
4. Three Dendritic Spike Types
4.1 Na+ spike
4.2 NMDA spike
4.3 Ca²⁺ plateau
5. Dendritic Spines
6. Coincidence Detection
7. PyTorch — Multi-Compartment Toy
8. Single Neuron as Deep Network (Beniaguev 2021)
9. Synaptic Integration Modes
10. AI Connection
11. Common Pitfalls
11.1 Dendrite = Passive Cable
11.2 NMDA = Glutamate Receptor
11.3 Spine = Immutable
11.4 Point Neuron Suffices
11.5 Pyramidal Only
12. Related Concepts
References