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 What Do Spikes Mean The Neural Code. IMPULSES SYNAPSES AND CIRCUITS A large part of neuroscience concerns the nut s and bolts of the s ubject how single cells work and how information is conveyed from cell to cell across synapses It should be obviou 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 . A new approach to Artificial Intelligence. Why is creating an . Artifical. Bran difficult?. There are HUGE differences between brain architecture and computer architecture. The difficulty to emulate one system on another system increases linear with the number of differences in architecture between the two systems.. 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 . What a lot of nerve!. There are about 100,000,000,000 neurons in an adult human.. These form 10,000,000,000,000 synapses, or connections. They represent 2. % . of the body’s weight. , 0.04-0.07% . cells and . Nervous system. Dr. . Makarchuk. . Iryna. The nervous system enables the body to respond to continuous changes in its external and internal environment. It controls and integrates the functional activities of the organs and organ systems. . A typical night’s sleep. Sleep cycles. Why do we sleep?. . Sleep is essential for survival. Fatal Familial Insomnia. Animal studies of sleep deprivation. What essential function does sleep serve?. 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”. BioRC. . Biomimetic Real-Time . Cortical Neurons . Focus . Area One: Architectures, Models, and Emulation . Alice C. Parker. University of Southern California. June 30, 2016. parker@usc.edu. . http://. 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.. How to get to the different . campus?. Information transfer between universities . Seminar online . Courses online . Social life in the university . Different sports. Cultural activities. Hybrid system . 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? . 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..