1. Use of model organisms for functional and developmental studies of nervous system (Drosophila, Xenopus, Aplysia, C. elegans, Mus musculus, tissue culture). 2. Neurons and neuroglial cells - morphology, function, mutual interaction. 3. Neuron signals - electrical activity, excitability, ion channels, synapses, neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, neuropeptides. 4. Cell signaling in nervous system - G-protein coupled receptors, cAMP, calcium signaling, protein phosphorylation and dephosphorylation. 5. Nervous system development, neurogenesis, neural stem cells, differentiation of neurons and glia, specific regulation of gene expression. 6. Brain development - homeotic genes, axon growth, axon pathfinding, synapsis formation. 7. Neuronal plasticity, synaptic plasticity, neuronal adaptation. 8. Biological basis of behaviour, biological clocks, emotion, pain, stress. 9. Sensory system, learning, memory. 10. Aging and death of neurons, neuronal regeneration, neuronal diseases, neuropharmacology.