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E. R. Kandel, J. H. Schwartz, and T. M. Jessell, Principles of Neural Science, Fourth Edition. McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2000.

Lecture 1
Chapter 1: The Brain and Behavior
Chapter 2: Nerve Cells and Behavior

Lecture 2
Chapter 6: Ion Channels

Lecture 3
Chapter 7: Membrane Potential

Lecture 4
Chapter 9: Propagated Signaling: The Action Potential

Lecture 5
Chapter 8: Local Signaling: Passive Electrical Properties of the Neuron

Lecture 6
Chapter 10: Overview of Synaptic Transmission

Lecture 7
Chapter 11: Signaling at the Nerve-Muscle Synapse: Directly Gated Transmission
Chapter 14: Transmitter Release

Lecture 8
Chapter 12: Synaptic Integration
Chapter 13: Modulation of Synaptic Transmission: Second Messengers

Lecture 9
Chapter 15: Neurotransmitters

Lecture 10
Chapter 62: Learning and Memory

Lecture 11
Chapter 63: Cellular Mechanisms of Learning and the Biological Basis of Individuality

Lecture 12
Chapter 3: Genes and Behavior
Chapter 17: The Anatomical Organization of the Central Nervous System

Lectures 13 and 14
Chapter 52: The Induction and Patterning of the Nervous System

Lecture 15
Chapter 53: The Generation and Survival of Nerve Cells

Lectures 16 and 17
Chapter 54: The Guidance of Axons to Their Targets

Lecture 18
Chapter 55: The Formation and Regeneration of Synapses

Lecture 19
Chapter 26: Visual Processing by the Retina

Lecture 20
Chapter 30: Hearing
Chapter 31: Sensory Transduction in the Ear

Lecture 21
Chapter 32: Smell and Taste: The Chemical Senses

Lecture 22
Chapter 60: Disorders of Thought and Volition: Schizophrenia
Chapter 61: Disorders of Mood: Depression, Mania, and Anxiety Disorders