PPT-NEURONS & SYNAPSES (Adapted from “The Teenage Brain in Search of Itself…”

Webquest by RoseMary McClain of Londonderry High School NH A Web Quest for 7 th 12 th Grade Students By Shannon Hernandez amp Mike Shaw of CSNE PART I The Brain amp Its Parts. 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.. Neurons . do. not . undergo mitosis!. The . Nervous System can transmit impulses as fast as 100 meters per . second!. If . we lined up all the neurons in our body it would be around 600 miles . long!. 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 . Eleventh Edition. Chapter 12. Neural Tissue. Clicker Questions. Bundles of axons in the peripheral nervous system are also known as _____.. tracts. nerve fibers. vessels. none of the above. Bundles of axons in the peripheral nervous system are also known as _____. . 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. . 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?. 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?. Cognitive Anteater Robotics Lab (CARL). Department of Cognitive Sciences. Kristofor . D. . Carlson. , Michael . Beyeler. , Ting-. Shuo. Chou, . Nikil. . Dutt. , Jeffrey L. . Krichmar. Overview. Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs). Bob Wolford. Vermont Law School. November 13, 2015. Fun facts about Neurons. Here . are some interesting statistics* about neurons in humans and other animals (remember that these are averages because there is a lot of variability in the nervous system!):. 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. Christer. . S. vensson. Modeling. the human . brain. , KTH 13-02-21. Introduction. The brain, or the central nervous system (CNS), is extremely . complex – there is no limit on what can be read or said about it.. 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? . It is estimated to be only about 3 pounds, which is usually around 2 percent of your body’s weight.  . Unbelievably, given that it is the bedrock of your personality, some think even your soul, it is 85% water!   . Neurons: . brain cells (look like trees). Synapses: . connections between neurons (like where roots and leaves of one tree touch other trees and talk). Neuro-transmitters: . chemicals that go between synapses, to talk and spread thoughts, ideas,...