PSY 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Action Potential, Resting Potential, Psy
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Axons of ___ layer of neurons meets dendrites of the _____ layer. Information of the brain travels as. : an electric signals, a chemical signal from one neuron to the next. Inside of a neuron has negative electrical charge relative to the outside. Charged ions that float outside and inside the neuron. More positively charged ions outside of the neurons than inside. This imbalance is responsible for the electrical charge, inside negative relative to outside. Nerve impulses can not only be seen, but also heard. Arrival of the nerve impulse along axon leads to the release of neurotransmitter molecules. They resemble neurotransmitters and either __________ their effect mimic or block. When a neuron fires impulse more often it has a message to convey. Change in potential for each impulse always remains the same. All thoughts, feelings, memories, perceptions, etc are conveyed by _______
