4-AP	4-Aminopyridine
AUC	Area under the curve
BDNF	Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
bFGF	basic fibroblast growth factor
CACNA1	Voltage-dependent calcium channels Alpha1 subunit
ChR2	Channelrhodopsin-2
CHRM3	Cholinergic Receptor Muscarinic 3
CNS	Central Nervous System
DAPI	4′:6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DIV	Days of differentiation in vitro
EBs	Embryoid bodies
FBS	Foetal bovine serum
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde-3 phosphate dehydrogenase
GDNF	Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor
GRIN1	NMDA Type Subunit 1
hiPSCs	Human induced pluripotent stem cells
HTR2A	5-Hydroxytryptamine Receptor 2A
IF	Immunofluorescence
KLF4	Kruppel Like Factor 4
mAChR	muscarinic acetylcholine receptors
MAP2	Microtubule-associated protein 2
NeuN	Neuronal nuclear protein
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor
NPCs	Neuroprecursors cells
OCT4	Octamer-binding transcription factor 4
PAX6	Paired box 6
PBS	Phosphate Buffered Saline
PCR	Polymerase Chain Reaction
PPIA	Peptidylprolyl isomerase A
PSD95	Discs Large MAGUK Scaffold Protein 4
RA	Retinoic acid
RBS	Rat Brain Synaptosome
RPL13A	Ribosomal Protein L13A
SMAD	Small mother against decapentaplegic
SNAP25	Synaptosome Associated Protein 25
SOX1 and 2	SRY-Box Transcription Factor 1 and 2
SSEA1	Stage specific embryonic antigen-1
SV2A	Synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A
SYP	Synaptophysin
TGF-b	Transforming Growth Factor-β
Tra1-60	T cell receptor alpha locus1-60
TUBB3	Tubulin Beta 3 Class III
VAMP2	Vesicle Associated Membrane Protein 2
VGLUT (2 and 3)	Vesicular glutamate transporters (type 2 and 3)