From rags to riches Flashcards
different species have systematic differences to how the brains arranged. What does this mean?
it means that its genetic. (evolutionary)
what do genes control the activity of?
other genes
Semaphorin3A
dendrites grow towards it.
Axons grow away from it.
do astrocytes, microglia, and neurons come from the same precursor cell?
Yes
how does the cortex form?
“inside out” deeper layers are established first.
where is integrin located? what is its function?
On the ends of growing axons. enables the axon to stick to laminin
how does a growing axon “change directions”?
By replacing receptors on axons with new receptors.
through what stages of life are you losing badly correlated synapses?
Throughout your entire life.
acetolcholine
neuro transmitter at the neuro muscular junction
