PSYCH 1XX3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Neurotrophic Factors, Saltatory Conduction, Neurogenesis
5 Feb 2017
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The brain: the brain is made up of approximately 100 billion neurons and a typical cortical neuron can have between 1 and 10 000 connections with other neurons. The physical brain was thought to serve, in part, as a connection between mind and body: in modern times, the challenge for neuroscience is to understand how the biological brain produces the mental processes of the mind. Introduction to the case study: jill is a careful person. She eats right, exercises, and generally avoids putting herself in harm"s way. One day while experiencing the rush of enjoying a strawberry yogurt that is 2 days past its best-by date, jill gets a call from her brother phil. Communication cells: each of the 100 billion neurons in the brain are organized into singling pathways to communicate via synaptic transmission, what makes neurons especially good at communication is their unique structure.
