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THEMES AND TOPICS
(adapted from guidelines of the Society for Neuroscience)
THEME A: DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION THEME D: NEUROTRANSMITTERS,
Aging process MODULATORS, TRANSPORTERS, AND
Axon guidance mechanisms and pathways RECEPTORS
Cell differentiation and migration Acetylcholine
Cell lineage and determination Acetylcholine receptors: muscarinic
Cerebral cortex and limbic system Acetylcholine receptors: nicotinic
Developmental genetics Behavioral pharmacology
Formation and specificity of synapses Catecholamine receptors
Genesis of neurons and glia Catecholamines
Glia and other non-neuronal cells Excitatory amino acid receptors: physiology,
Hormones and development pharmacology and modulation
Motor systems Excitatory amino acid receptors: structure, function and
Neuronal death expression
Neurotrophic factors: biological effects Excitatory amino acids: anatomy and physiology
Neurotrophic factors: expression and regulation Excitatory amino acids: excitotoxicity
Neurotrophic factors: receptors and cellular mechanisms Excitatory amino acids: pharmacology
Nutritional and prenatal factors GABA
Pattern formation, compartments, and boundaries GABA receptors
Process outgrowth, growth cones, and sprouting Interactions between neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitter systems and channels Opioid receptors
Regeneration Opioids: anatomy, physiology, and behavior
Sensory systems Other neurotransmitters
Transplantation Peptide receptor structure and function
Visual system Peptides: anatomy and physiology
Peptides: biosynthesis, metabolism, and biochemical
characterization
Receptor modulation, up- and down-regulation
THEME B: CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR
Regional localization of receptors and transmitters
BIOLOGY
Second messengers and phosphorylation
Blood-brain barrier
Serotonin
Cytoskeleton transport and membrane targeting
Serotonin receptors
Gene structure and function: general
Signal transduction: gene expression
Membrane composition and cell-surface macromolecules
Transmitters in invertebrates
Neuroglia and myelin
Uptake and transporters
Staining, tracing, and imaging techniques
THEME E: ENDOCRINE AND AUTONOMIC
REGULATION
THEME C: EXCITABLE MEMBRANES AND Cardiascular regulation
SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION Gastrointestinal and urogenital regulation
Calcium channel physiology, pharmacology, and Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal regulation
modulation Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal regulation
Calcium channel structure, function, and expression Neural-immune interactions
Ligand-gated ion channels Neuroendocrine regulation: other
Long-term potentiation: pharmacology Osmotic and thermal regulation
Long-term potentiation: physiology Respiratory regulation
Mechanisms of neurotransmitter release
Other ion channels THEME F: SENSORY SYSTEMS
Postsynaptic mechanisms Auditory systems: central anatomy
Potassium channel physiology, pharmacology, and Auditory systems: central physiology
modulation Auditory, vestibular, and lateral line: periphery
Potassium channel structure, function, and expression Invertebrate sensory systems
Presynaptic mechanisms Gustatory senses: central pathways
Sodium channels Olfactory senses
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