Introduction to neurons and glia. How the structure of a neuron allows it to receive and transmit information.

Sometimes different parts of different cells perform other functions, but these tend to be where the neuron receives its signal. And we'll talk more about what it means to receive and transmit a …

Course: Practice Course Grade 8 Science > Unit 2 Lesson 1: Nervous system Forebrain Nervous system (central & peripheral) Anatomy of a neuron Reflex action (& reflex arc) Brain: Parts & …

My neuroscience textbook classifies any neuron with two neurites as bipolar, and the diagram shows what you describe: the bipolar neuron has two axons going in opposite directions.

Sometimes different parts of different cells perform other functions, but these tend to be where the neuron receives its signal. And we'll talk more about what it means to receive and transmit a …

Key points: A resting (non-signaling) neuron has a voltage across its membrane called the resting membrane potential, or simply the resting potential. The resting potential is determined by …

Action potentials (those electrical impulses that send signals around your body) are nothing more than a temporary shift (from negative to positive) in the neuron’s membrane potential caused …

Does a certain neuron only send one kind of signal only (different signals would be sent by different neurons) or does a certain neuron send multiple kinds of signals by sending different …

In this video, I want to provide an overview of neuron function, which I think of sort of like how a gun functions. And we'll go into a lot more detail on how a neuron functions in later videos.

Hyperpolarization is when the membrane potential becomes more negative at a particular spot on the neuron’s membrane, while depolarization is when the membrane potential becomes less …