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.. MM Faisal, S . Balakrishnan. , M Rouse. Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, . Penang Hospital, Penang. Objectives. WHO defines teenage pregnancy as pregnancy in women aged 10-19 years of age. . We have noticed a . 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. . 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. . Problems. Introduction. “ You and three partners are going to have a discussion in front of . the class. about . typical teenage problems.”. “I’ll be back by. eleven, Mum.. I promise.”. 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. 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://. 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. Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Physics. Fall 2015. Population of neurons are responsible for the neurological functions emerging out of complex animal brains. . Nervous system, motor system, organ functions, blood distribution, are controlled by the brain, using group of neuron as initiators. 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.. 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!   .