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THEMES AND TOPICS (adapted from guidelines of the Society for Neuroscience) THEME A: DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION Aging process Axon guidance mechanisms and pathways Cell differentiation and migration Cell lineage and determination Cerebral cortex and limbic system Developmental genetics Formation and specificity of synapses Genesis of neurons and glia Glia and other non-neuronal cells Hormones and development Motor systems Neuronal death Neurotrophic factors: biological effects Neurotrophic factors: expression and regulation Neurotrophic factors: receptors and cellular mechanisms Nutritional and prenatal factors Pattern formation, compartments, and boundaries Process outgrowth, growth cones, and sprouting Neurotransmitter systems and channels Regeneration Sensory systems Transplantation Visual system
THEME B: CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Blood-brain barrier Cytoskeleton transport and membrane targeting Gene structure and function: general Membrane composition and cell-surface macromolecules Neuroglia and myelin Staining, tracing, and imaging techniques
THEME C: EXCITABLE MEMBRANES AND SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION Calcium channel physiology, pharmacology, and modulation Calcium channel structure, function, and expression Ligand-gated ion channels Long-term potentiation: pharmacology Long-term potentiation: physiology Mechanisms of neurotransmitter release Other ion channels Postsynaptic mechanisms Potassium channel physiology, pharmacology, and modulation Potassium channel structure, function, and expression Presynaptic mechanisms Sodium channels
THEME D: NEUROTRANSMITTERS, MODULATORS, TRANSPORTERS, AND RECEPTORS Acetylcholine Acetylcholine receptors: muscarinic Acetylcholine receptors: nicotinic Behavioral pharmacology Catecholamine receptors Catecholamines Excitatory amino acid receptors: physiology, pharmacology and modulation Excitatory amino acid receptors: structure, function and expression Excitatory amino acids: anatomy and physiology Excitatory amino acids: excitotoxicity Excitatory amino acids: pharmacology GABA GABA receptors Interactions between neurotransmitters Opioid receptors Opioids: anatomy, physiology, and behavior Other neurotransmitters Peptide receptor structure and function Peptides: anatomy and physiology Peptides: biosynthesis, metabolism, and biochemical characterization Receptor modulation, up- and down-regulation Regional localization of receptors and transmitters Second messengers and phosphorylation Serotonin Serotonin receptors Signal transduction: gene expression Transmitters in invertebrates Uptake and transporters THEME E: ENDOCRINE AND AUTONOMIC REGULATION Cardiascular regulation Gastrointestinal and urogenital regulation Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal regulation Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal regulation Neural-immune interactions Neuroendocrine regulation: other Osmotic and thermal regulation Respiratory regulation THEME F: SENSORY SYSTEMS Auditory systems: central anatomy Auditory systems: central physiology Auditory, vestibular, and lateral line: periphery Invertebrate sensory systems Gustatory senses: central pathways Olfactory senses
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Pain modulation: anatomy and physiology Pain modulation: pharmacology Pain: pathways Retina and photoreceptors Somatic and visceral afferents Somatosensory cortex and thalamocortical relationships Spinal cord Subcortical somatosensory pathways Subcortical visual pathways Visual cortex: extrastriate Visual cortex: striate Visual psychophysics and behavior THEME G: MOTOR SYSTEMS AND SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION Basal ganglia Cerebellum Circuitry and pattern generation Control of posture and movement Cortex Invertebrate motor and sensory systems Muscle Oculomotor system Reflex function Spinal cord and brainstem Thalamus Vestibular system THEME H: OTHER SYSTEMS OF THE CNS Association cortex and thalamocortical relations Brain metabolism and blood flow Comparative neuroanatomy Limbic system and hypothalamus THEME I: NEURAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR Aging Biological rhythms and sleep Cognition Drugs of abuse: alcohol, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines Drugs of abuse: amphetamine and other stimulants
Drugs of abuse: cocaine Drugs of abuse: opioids and others Hormonal control of reproductive behavior Ingestive behaviors Invertebrate learning and behavior Learning and memory: pharmacology Learning and memory: physiology Learning and memory: systems and functions - animals Monoamines and behavior Motivation and emotion Neural plasticity Neuroethology Neuropeptides and behavior Psychopharmacological agents Stress THEME J: DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM Degenerative disease: Alzheimer’s - beta amyloid Degenerative disease: Alzheimer’s - cognitive function Degenerative disease: Alzheimer’s - neuropharmacology and neurotransmitters Degenerative disease: Alzheimer’s - miscellaneous Degenerative disease: other Degenerative disease: Parkinson’s Developmental disorders Epilepsy: anti-convulsant drugs Epilepsy: basic mechanisms Epilepsy: human studies and animal models Genetic models Infectious diseases Ischemia Neuro-oncology Neuromuscular diseases Neuropsychiatric disorders Neurotoxicity Trauma
THEMES AND TOPICS (adapted from guidelines of the Society for Neuroscience) THEME A: DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION Aging process Axon guidance mechanisms and pathways Cell differentiation and migration Cell lineage and determination Cerebral cortex and limbic system Developmental genetics Formation and specificity of synapses Genesis of neurons and glia Glia and other non-neuronal cells Hormones and development Motor systems Neuronal death Neurotrophic factors: biological effects Neurotrophic factors: expression and regulation Neurotrophic factors: receptors and cellular mechanisms Nutritional and prenatal factors Pattern formation, compartments, and boundaries Process outgrowth, growth cones, and sprouting Neurotransmitter systems and channels Regeneration Sensory systems Transplantation Visual system
THEME B: CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Blood-brain barrier Cytoskeleton transport and membrane targeting Gene structure and function: general Membrane composition and cell-surface macromolecules Neuroglia and myelin Staining, tracing, and imaging techniques
THEME C: EXCITABLE MEMBRANES AND SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION Calcium channel physiology, pharmacology, and modulation Calcium channel structure, function, and expression Ligand-gated ion channels Long-term potentiation: pharmacology Long-term potentiation: physiology Mechanisms of neurotransmitter release Other ion channels Postsynaptic mechanisms Potassium channel physiology, pharmacology, and modulation Potassium channel structure, function, and expression Presynaptic mechanisms Sodium channels
THEME D: NEUROTRANSMITTERS, MODULATORS, TRANSPORTERS, AND RECEPTORS Acetylcholine Acetylcholine receptors: muscarinic Acetylcholine receptors: nicotinic Behavioral pharmacology Catecholamine receptors Catecholamines Excitatory amino acid receptors: physiology, pharmacology and modulation Excitatory amino acid receptors: structure, function and expression Excitatory amino acids: anatomy and physiology Excitatory amino acids: excitotoxicity Excitatory amino acids: pharmacology GABA GABA receptors Interactions between neurotransmitters Opioid receptors Opioids: anatomy, physiology, and behavior Other neurotransmitters Peptide receptor structure and function Peptides: anatomy and physiology Peptides: biosynthesis, metabolism, and biochemical characterization Receptor modulation, up- and down-regulation Regional localization of receptors and transmitters Second messengers and phosphorylation Serotonin Serotonin receptors Signal transduction: gene expression Transmitters in invertebrates Uptake and transporters THEME E: ENDOCRINE AND AUTONOMIC REGULATION Cardiascular regulation Gastrointestinal and urogenital regulation Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal regulation Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal regulation Neural-immune interactions Neuroendocrine regulation: other Osmotic and thermal regulation Respiratory regulation THEME F: SENSORY SYSTEMS Auditory systems: central anatomy Auditory systems: central physiology Auditory, vestibular, and lateral line: periphery Invertebrate sensory systems Gustatory senses: central pathways Olfactory senses
0169-328X / 03 / $ – see front matter 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016 / S0169-328X( 03 )00148-7
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Themes and Topics
Pain modulation: anatomy and physiology Pain modulation: pharmacology Pain: pathways Retina and photoreceptors Somatic and visceral afferents Somatosensory cortex and thalamocortical relationships Spinal cord Subcortical somatosensory pathways Subcortical visual pathways Visual cortex: extrastriate Visual cortex: striate Visual psychophysics and behavior THEME G: MOTOR SYSTEMS AND SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION Basal ganglia Cerebellum Circuitry and pattern generation Control of posture and movement Cortex Invertebrate motor and sensory systems Muscle Oculomotor system Reflex function Spinal cord and brainstem Thalamus Vestibular system THEME H: OTHER SYSTEMS OF THE CNS Association cortex and thalamocortical relations Brain metabolism and blood flow Comparative neuroanatomy Limbic system and hypothalamus THEME I: NEURAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR Aging Biological rhythms and sleep Cognition Drugs of abuse: alcohol, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines Drugs of abuse: amphetamine and other stimulants
Drugs of abuse: cocaine Drugs of abuse: opioids and others Hormonal control of reproductive behavior Ingestive behaviors Invertebrate learning and behavior Learning and memory: pharmacology Learning and memory: physiology Learning and memory: systems and functions - animals Monoamines and behavior Motivation and emotion Neural plasticity Neuroethology Neuropeptides and behavior Psychopharmacological agents Stress THEME J: DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM Degenerative disease: Alzheimer’s - beta amyloid Degenerative disease: Alzheimer’s - cognitive function Degenerative disease: Alzheimer’s - neuropharmacology and neurotransmitters Degenerative disease: Alzheimer’s - miscellaneous Degenerative disease: other Degenerative disease: Parkinson’s Developmental disorders Epilepsy: anti-convulsant drugs Epilepsy: basic mechanisms Epilepsy: human studies and animal models Genetic models Infectious diseases Ischemia Neuro-oncology Neuromuscular diseases Neuropsychiatric disorders Neurotoxicity Trauma