About this resource: 

This is a slide deck focused on cell types with transcriptomic, morphological, and electrophysiological data. The slide deck with the corresponding online lab activity can be taught in full (estimated time 4 hours) or grab individual slides to enhance your current material. These slides are meant to build off  your standard neuron morphology, electrophysiology, and transcriptomic lessons to introduce your students to modern neuroscience research. You are encouraged to grab all or some slides, and customize them to best fit your lectures.  

Students are also guided through our scientific tool, Cell Type Knowledge Explorer, and mimic how scientists use these tools with online lab activity. For students who want to further enhance their research, there is a corresponding independent student research guide. 

Audience: introductory to advanced college-level neuroscience students

Mode of instruction: suitable for remote, hybrid, or in-person instruction 

This lesson was supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U24NS133077. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.