Neuron Structure and Function - (Level 3 Advanced)
What are neurons? What do neurons look like? What are the 3 different types of neurons? What do neurons do? All these questions are answered in this video. If you want shorter, less technical explanations of this same topic, check out these other videos:
The Neuron in 30 Seconds (Neuron structure and function level 1 beginner): • Neuron Structure and Function - (Leve...
What are neurons? (Neuron structure and function level 2 intermediate): • Neuron Structure and Function - (Leve...
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Chapters:
00:00 Your brain is responsible for everything you do
00:35 The Neuron: The brain's smallest functional unit
01:05 Three levels of difficulty.
01:50 This channel and the intro to neuro series
02:40 Neurons are the most important cell type in the brain
03:20 Basic neuron anatomy/morphology
03:40 Basic cell biology
03:52 Neurons generate "action potentials"
04:20 Dendrites and Axons (receivers and senders)
04:57 What does a neuron do?
05:30 The three main types of neurons
05:40 1) Sensory Neurons - Info from the world
06:22 2) Motor Neurons - Doing stuff
07:24 WHY YOU SHOULD PROTECT YOUR NEURONS
11:54 3) Interneurons - Associating information
13:50 Our model is simplistic, but helpful.
15:01 The brain contains 86 billion neurons and even more glia
16:06 Next Topic: How do neurons actually transmit information?
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Sources and Recommended Readings (and videos):
Banich, M. T., & Compton, R. J. (2018). Cognitive neuroscience. Chapter 1: Introduction to the Nervous system. Cambridge University Press.
Aranda‐Anzaldo, A., & Dent, M. A. (2017). Why cortical neurons cannot divide, and why do they usually die in the attempt?. Journal of neuroscience research, 95(4), 921-929. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/f...
https://www.brainfacts.org/brain-anat...
• 2-Minute Neuroscience: The Neuron
• What is a neuron?
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/h...
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/b...
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English: Illustration from Anatomy & Physiology, Connexions Web site. http://cnx.org/content/col11496/1.6/, Jun 19, 2013.
Date 28 May 2013, 01:12:38
Source Anatomy & Physiology, Connexions Web site. http://cnx.org/content/col11496/1.6/, Jun 19, 2013.
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