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This course provides a comprehensive introduction to cellular and molecular neurobiology. Areas covered by the basic science faculty include the following: Neural development (cell specification, differentiation, axon guidance, synapse formation), Cellular electrophysiology (ionic conductances, resting potential, action potentials), Molecular biology of synaptic transmission (neurotransmitters and receptors), Sensory transduction (phototransduction, other sensory systems), Synaptic plasticity (mechanisms of synapse modification), Cellular basis of neurological and psychiatric disorders.