PPT-3: Neurons

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. a. b. c. How do neurons communicate?. Need to think about this question 2 ways. How do neurons communicate?. 1. within neurons –. 2. between neurons-. Neuron receiving info. Information traveling . What are Mirror Neurons?. Mirror neurons are cells that fire when a monkey (or person?) performs an action or when it views another animal performing that same action. What are Mirror Neurons?. Located in conjunction with a frontoparietal action planning network:. What are Neurotransmitters?. 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 . 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. or . junction between neurons & effectors. Synapses rarely involve just 2 neurons. neurotransmitters (chemicals) are released into the synapse by axon terminal of the pre-synaptic neuron. neurotransmitters stimulate the dendrites on post-synaptic neurons or receptors on effectors. Webquest. by . RoseMary. McClain of Londonderry High School, NH). A Web Quest for 7. th. -12. th. Grade Students. By Shannon Hernandez & Mike Shaw of CSNE. PART I: “The Brain & Its Parts”. 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). 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. What Do Spikes Mean? The Neural Code. L. lacovitti, J. Lee, T. H. Joh, and D. J. Reis Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York 10021 In viva, neurons of the cerebral cor James E. Smith . 2014 ACM/IEEE 41st International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA). 1. Presented by Rasmus Lüscher. Executive Summary. Motivation:. Large scale architectures are needed to emulate the neocortex to support research studying the operation of the brain.. Presented by Amrita Singh and Sandeep . Aitha. Keysers. . C, . Gazzola. V. . 2014 . Hebbian. . learning and predictive mirror . neurons for . actions, sensations and emotions. . Phil. Trans. . R. Soc.. Neuroscience. How does our brain organize and communicate with itself?. How does our brain allow us to remember the lyrics to dozens of our favorite songs?. How do we remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when we heard about 9/11? . [Class and Section Number]. Learning Objectives. Differentiate the functional roles between the two main cell classes in the brain, neurons and glia.. Describe how the forces of diffusion and electrostatic pressure work collectively to facilitate electrochemical communication.. Concept 49.1. Mary Kathryn Pearson, Susan Sabatier, and Olivia Johnson. Simple Nervous Systems. In most animals with nervous systems, clusters of neurons perform specialized functions. . Such clustering is absent in the cnidarians, the simplest animals with nervous systems. .