PPT-6.5 Neurons and Synapses

Understanding Neurons transmit electrical impulses The myelination of nerve fibers allows for salutatory conduction Neurons pump sodium and potassium ions across their membranes to generate a resting potential . 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:. 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 _____. . 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?. 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. 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. 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 Joseph . Esdin. Trish . Hartzell. Kalyani. . Maitra. Miriam Martin. Xia Yang. & . Jim . Burnette. NASI . Tidbit. Educational context. 1. . sophomores . . biology majors in a physiology course. . 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 . 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..