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 …

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As the action potential travels down the axon, positive ions continue to flood the cell. Eventually, this influx reaches the very end of the neuron – the axon terminal. When this happens, the …

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.

These transient changes in membrane potential occur in response to stimuli, influencing the neuron's behavior. Discover the role of excitatory and inhibitory inputs, and how temporal and …

The reason for this part of the action potential, which is called the falling phase, is because potassium starts to exit the neuron and it does so through a couple of types of channels. The …

Neuron function involves processing and transmitting information. Key components include resting potential, action potentials, and the roles of dendrites, axons, and neurotransmitters.

So let me start by showing where synapses happen, so first I'll draw the soma of a neuron in red, and a few dendrites, these branching processes of neurons in blue, one dendrite and here's …

Check your understanding of sensory processing and the brain in this set of free practice questions aligned to NGSS standards.