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Lecture 5

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distances,carryinfobetweennervecells StructureoftheNeuronthinkofyourhand 3mainpieces:axon,dendrites,andthesoma Axontail Dendritesfingerlikeprojections,branches Somainthecenter,cellbody Myelinsheathglmall,somecovershortandsomecoverlongdistances,mostlyshort 03:08 ThestuffoftheBrain Nervecells(neurons)halfofthemassofthebrain TypesofNeurons Sensoryneuronsafferent,carryinformationtothebrain...

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distances,carryinfobetweennervecells StructureoftheNeuronthinkofyourhand 3mainpieces:axon,dendrites,andthesoma Axontail Dendritesfingerlikeprojections,branches Somainthecenter,cellbody Myelinsheathglmall,somecovershortandsomecoverlongdistances,mostlyshort 03:08 ThestuffoftheBrain Nervecells(neurons)halfofthemassofthebrain TypesofNeurons Sensoryneuronsafferent,carryinformationtothebrain Motorneuronsefferent,carryinformationawayfromthebrain Interneuronssialcellthatservesasinsulationontheaxon Speedsupcommunication Withoutit,signalsformthebraintothebodyareslower AxonHillockwhereaxonjoinsthesoma NodeofRanvierspacesbetweenmyelin Glialcellsholdnervecellsinplace,providenutrients,smallerthannervecells,take awaywasteproducts,supportcells Wecanonlyprovecausationwhenwemanipulatetheindependentvariable Ifthereisacorrelationthenthereisassociation NeuronalCommunicationanelectrochemicalprocess Chemicalsproducechangesinthenervecellselectricalpotential positiveandnegativeionscanmakethecelleither+or Electricalchangesinthecellresultinthereleaseofchemicalswhichthenimpactthe electricalstateofothernervecells NeuronatRest Restingpotential=70mV Ionsflowacrossthecellmembraneatdifferentrates Differenceinflowleadstoahigherconcentrationofnegativelychargedionsinsidethe cellwhichmeansthatthecellispolarized Theinsideofthecellisnegativeascomparedtotheoutsidethereforeithasanet negativechargeatrest Semipermeablemembraneiskeepingthechargesapartandmakingiteithereasyor hardforthemtogetthrough Restingneuronwillreceivemessagesfromotherneurons,somewillmakeitmore negativeandsomewilldepolarizeitandmakeitlessnegative PostsynapticPotentials(PSP)Gradedpotentials Anendingafterthesynapse Electricalchangesinthereceivingnervecell Voltagechangeatareceptorsitonapostsynapticcellmembrane Increaseordecreasetheprobabilityofanactionpotentialinthereceivingcell ExcitatoryPSPdepolarizes,lessnegative,increasingthelikelihoodofitsending anothersignaltothenextnervecell InhibitoryPSPhyperpolarizes,morenegative,decreasingthelikelihoodofitsending anothersignaltothenextnervecell Thresholdtheminimumstimulationneededto ActionPotentialvoltagespike,firingoftheneuron Cellmembranebecomestemporarilypermeable,positiveionsrushinchangingthe doesnt,thereisnoinbetween,theyareeitherofforsendingasignal NeuronalCommunicationtheelectricalpart restingpotential InhibitoryandExcitatoryPostsynapticPotentials(IPSPsandEPSPs) AxonHillock ActionPoten polarizationandthecellisdepolarized Allornoneprinciplewhenaneuronhasreachedthethresholditeitherfiresorittialtheneuronfires Triggersthereleaseofneurotransmitter CommunicationbetweenNeurons Synapses NeuronsDONOTtoucheachother Sherringtonsynapse Theimpulsemusttravelacrossthesynapse OttoLoewichemicalmessengers,provedthatnervecellscommunicatedwithone another Synapses Structureofthesynapsethespaceisthesynapsepreandpostsynapticneuronsand endings/receptors Modifyingtheprocess Agonistschemicalthatpretendstobeaneurotransmitterandbindswithareceptor, interferesandincreasessignalingbetweentwonervecells Antagonistsinterferewithchemicalcommunication Neurotransmitters Acetylcholine(ACh)foundinmusclesattheendsofefferentmotorneuronstriggering musclestomove,andinthebraininregionsinvolvedinmemory,nicotinestimulates Achreceptorsandfacilitatesmemoryabilitiesifyoublockreceptors,youbecome paralyzed Motorbehaviorandmemory Norepinepherine(NE)playsaroleinarousalandmood Dopamine(DA)involvedinpleasureandreward,involvedinmotorbehavior,motor neuronsinthebrainuseittocommunicate,decreasesindopamineleadtoParkinsons disease(slowerininitiatingmovements) Serotoninplaysaroleinappetite,dreamingandmood GABAprimaryinhibitoryneurotransmitterinthebrain Glutamateprimaryexcitatoryneurotransmitterinthebrain Endorphinsopiatesproducedbythebrain,makeyouhappy,andareinvolvedinpain control(morphine) TheNervousSystem CentralNervousSystem(CNS)brainandspinalcord PeripheralNervousSystem(PNS) SomaticNervousSystemsensesandmuscles AutonomicNervousSysteminternalorgans SympatheticNervousSystemactivates ParasympatheticNervousSystemcalms Howdowelearnaboutbrainfunction? Casestudiesexaminationofbrainsofdamagedindividuals Animalstudies Imagingstudieswithhumans 03:08 03:08
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