Fundamentals of Neurobiology

Session 1 of the 2010 STP/IFSTP Joint Symposium on Toxicologic Neuropathology, titled Fundamentals of Neurobiology,'' was organized to provide a foundation for subsequent sessions by presenting essential elements of neuroanatomy and nervous system function. A brief introduction to the session titled Introduction to Correlative Neurobiology'' was provided by Dr. Greg Hall (Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN). Correlative neurobiology refers to considerations of the relationships between the highly organized and compartmentalized structure of nervous tissues and the functioning within this system.