PPT-Neurons and Neurotransmitters

IB Learning Outcome and Objective B6 Using one or more examples explain the effects of neurotransmission on human behavior I can identify the parts of a neuron I can explain the how neurons communicate. Learning Outcomes. Describe the nervous system, including neurons, neural impulses, and neurotransmitters.. List the structures of the brain and their functions.. Learning Outcomes. Explain the role of the endocrine system and list the endocrine glands.. Do Now: Which part of the brain helps to control hunger? . Homework: Benchmark exam on Thursday, November 5. Save the World: Create a cure for the Zombie Epidemic. You have just graduated from medical school with a concentration in neuroscience and . Biological Bases of Behavior. “The brain is the last and greatest biological frontier. It is the . most complex thing. . we have yet discovered in the universe.”. Hippocrates (400 BC). “From the brain and only the brain arise our pleasures, joys, laughter and jests,as well as our sorrows, pains, grief and tears.”. This is called the Stroop Test. This test is used in neuropsychological evaluations to identify signs of developing Alzheimer's, dementia, and other cognitive impairments. . Numeric Memory Test. A. 3932. and Synapses. Brain and Behavior. David Eagleman. Jonathan . Downar. Chapter Outline. The Cells of the Brain. Synaptic Transmission: Chemical Signaling in the Brain. Spikes: Electrical Signaling in the Brain. Chapter 48. YOU MUST KNOW. The anatomy of a neuron. . The role of active transport in establishing the membrane potential of a neuron. . How long-distance and short-distance signaling is done in neurons. . HCS 2050. SLO: 1.6.6 – Describing impulse transmission at the synapse, including the function of several neurotransmitters and the role of cellular receptors in the action of neurotransmission. Synapse. Ms. . Carmelitano. Introduction. Neurons are the building blocks of behavior. The 10 to 100 billion neurons make about 13 trillion connections with each other over the synapses. Essential Question: How do messages cross the synapses?. Spinal cord. Transmits messages from the brain to the other areas of the body.. Efferent – away from the brain out to the body. Produces muscle action. Afferent – from the periphery to the brain. Section 1 – Functions & Divisions of the Nervous System (pp. 386-387). This is your brain…. The Nervous System. And this is your brain – IN ANATOMY!!. Or better yet…. The Nervous System. Functions of the Nervous System. Plato was the first to suggest that the mind was in the head.. In the 1800’s, Franz Gall proposed . phrenology . - studying bumps on the head for character traits and suggesting different parts of the brain control different aspects of behavior.. What Part Do They Play in Mental Illness?. Developed by . Roger F. Cram . Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio 44234. Copyrighted © with all rights reserved. . January 2011, October 2011, July 2012 . NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). refers to the study of the parts and function of neurons.. Neurons. are individual nerve cells that combine to create the body’s nervous system (communication system).. Neural Communication. Types of Neurons. Key . Area . 4. Learning Intentions. Describe the structures and functions neurons. . Name the different types of neurons. . D. escribe the structure and function of the myelin sheath.. Explain how nerve impulses are transmitted between neurons..