This document discusses cellular neuroscience and the nervous system. It notes that neurons and glia are specialized cell types that control body functions in animals using over 100 billion neurons and quadrillions of synapses. It also lists techniques used to study the nervous system like genetics, electrophysiology, biochemistry, animal models, anatomy, and mentions terminology and divisions of anatomy from skin to brain cortex.

1. Instructor: Marco Atzori Cellular Neuroscience

2. Cellular Neuroscience

3. Neurons and glias are very specialized type of cells with basically the same intracellular organelles as all other cells

4. Control of body functions in simple to complex animals

5. 100 Billion Neurons 10,000 contacts per cell One Thousand Trillion Synapses

6. Many techniques are used for understanding the nervous system

7. Genetics Knock-out, knock-in, antisense probes, etc.

8. Electrophysiology

9. Biochemistry and Neurochemistry

10. Animal Models

11. Anatomy and neurocytology

16. Anatomy terminology

17. Major anatomic divisions

19. From Skin to Brain Cortex Midbrain Medulla Spinal Cord Finger Touch Cortex

20. Organized Map of the Entire Body

21. Stroke Damage Helps Us Understand Brain Function

22. Huge variety of neuronal types if compared to other organs such as:

23. the kidney or

24. the liver

26. The same neurons display different behavior in different conditions