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Voltage changes during Action Potential - draw chart

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WHAT ARE EPSPS ANS IPSPS?

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EPSPs and IPSPs are graded (they may have different intensities). They spread and collect in the hillock, where they add up (= neural summation)

If the sum of EPSPs and IPSPs crosses a certain threshold (e.g. -50 mV),

an ACTION POTENTIAL will occur.

(the membrane depolarizes) EXCITATORY POST-SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL (EPSP)

(the membrane hyperpolarizes) This is called an INHIBITORY POST-SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL (IPSP).

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DISTRIBUTION OF IONS ACROSS MEMBRANE

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When the neuron is “at rest” (no inputs), ions are NOT evenly distributed across the membrane.

Na+ and Cl- are more highly concentrated outside the cell, whereas K+ is more highly concentrated inside the cell.

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WHAT IS CYTOARCHITECTONICS?

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Even though all neocortex is composed of 6 cortical layers, neurons in different areas of cortex (and elsewhere) have different structure (size shape, etc.)

The study of the structure of neurons is called cytoarchitectonics (cyto = cell)

Cells within a particular functional region tend to have similar cytoarchitecture.

One important aim of cytoarchitectonics is to identify potential functional regions by looking at the cytoarchitecture of neurons.

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Major subcortical structures

WHAT ARE THEY (LIST)

THEY ARE ALL ______

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Consist of gray matter nuclei beneath the cortex (a nucleus is a

cluster of densely packed neurons)

They include:

  • Basal ganglia
  • Limbic system
  • Dienchephalon (Thalamus + Hypothalamus)
  • Cerebellum
  • Brainstem
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•Pattern of gyri & sulci

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–e.g., inferior frontal gyrus

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HOW DO NEURONS COMMUNICATE?

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The most common way in which neurons communicate with one another is by sending a chemical signal, known as neurotransmitter.

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Intro to Neuronal Communication

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•The primary purpose of the brain is to sense, interpret and ultimately act upon the environment.

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•This is achieved through the interaction of neurons in neural circuits.

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•For neurons to interact they need to communicate with each other.

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•Neurons have evolved ways of communicating with one another by generating electrical and chemical signals.

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Voltage gated ion channels

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(See slides) Voltage gated and ???? Gated?

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How does it get back to the resting membrane potential?

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Remember that at rest, there’s more Na+ outside the cell than inside, whereas for K+ the opposite is true…

But at the end of the action potential, lots of Na+ have entered the cell and lots of K+ have exited, so the proportions have reversed.

How do we return to the resting-potential concentrations?

Na+/K+ pumps!

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Human Cortex contains:

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dips/infoldings (Sulci), if very deep, called Fissures

raised surfaces/convolutions (Gyri)

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LIMBIC SYSTEM

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Major structures:

Amygdala

Hippocampus

Cingulate Gyrus

Mammilary bodies

Major functions

relating the organism to present and past environment

Emotion

Memory

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Useful terms to refer to sections (slices) of the brain -

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  • Horizontal (or Axial)
  • Coronal
  • Sagittal
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Put it all together: what are all the different ways we can talk about one brain region

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Brodmann areas (cytoarchitectonic maps)

Gross anatomy

Function

•There are several ways to describe the anatomy of the brain

–Gross neuroanatomy

–Cytoarchitecture

–Functional divisions

•As a result, the same brain region may be described in different ways

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Sodium Potassium Pump - Draw diagram!

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– Sympathe)c

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• Responds to stress, mediates fight-flight response (heart races, dilate muscle blood vessels, hormones are released)

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Function

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–e.g., primary visual cortex

–Difficult for higher cortical regions

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Glia

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• support cells; around the same glia cells-to-neurons proportion

Produce Myelin:

Fatty substance surrounding axons of many neurons; speeds electrical transmission of output along the axon

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CEREBELLUM

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Cerebellum (“little brain”)

2 lobes

attached to hindbrain

Major functions

integrates information about motor commands with sensory feedback

enables smooth movement and dexterity

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Medial vs. lateral

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WHAT IS ACTION POTENTIAL?

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When an action potential occurs (AC), we say the neuron “fires”.

What it means is that the neuron has itself “decided” to send a signal to other neurons downstream.

The AP consists of a quick wave (≈2 ms) of depolarization (immediately followed by repolarization) that propagates (spreads) down the axon.

Unlike EPSPs and IPSPs, which are graded, APs either occur or not (we say the AP is an “all-or-none” event, because it either occurs fully o not at all)

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sodium potassium pump (Na+/K+ pumps)

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Works against the concentration gradient and therefore requires energy.

Na+/K+ pumps not only make the concentration of Na+ and K+ ions different across the membrane, but also create a difference in electrical potential across the membrane (voltage).

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Ions carry positive or negative charge

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  • Na+ and K+ carry positive charge
  • Cl- carries negative charge

We say we have a membrane electric potential when the distribution of positive and negative charges across the membrane is different (e.g. the inside of neuron is more negative than the outside)

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Efferent
Info from CNS to PNS - info E xits the CNS
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• COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE:
– How the brain supports cogniBve funcBons – How dysfuncBon of neural mechanisms relates to various cogniBve disorders – What tools cogniBve neuroscienBsts use
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Afferent
Info A rrives in the CNS
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Cortex - Why is it wrinkled?
To fit more grey matter into the skull.
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GROSS NEUROANATOMY STRUCTURES AND SUBCORTICAL STRUCTURES
* Cortex * Subcortical structures –Basal ganglia –Limbic system –Thalamus and hypothalamus –Brainstem –Cerebellum
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VOLTAGE-GATED CHANNELS?
Crossing of the threshold opens voltage-gated channels at the hillock (part of the axon closest to the soma), which in turn let more Na+ ions into the neuron, further depolarizing that section of the membrane. Once the first voltage-gated channels open up, the voltage change (depolarization) they cause around them will in turn open other neighboring voltage-gated channels along the axon, leading to further depolarization. The cyclic mechanism allows for the spread of depolarization down the axon (all the way to the axon terminal).
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Major fissures and sulci
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NEURONS MEMBRANE - SIMILAR TO OTHER CELLS? WHY?
A neuron’s membrane shares many features in common with other kinds of cells. It consists of a lipid bi-layer that is semipermeable, i.e., most ions and molecules cannot freely enter or exit the neuron (although there’s some leakage)
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STRUCTURE OF A NEURON
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NAME THE LOBES
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ONE MORE LOBE! (HIDDEN)
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Cortex (Cerebral Cortex)
Cortex = “Bark” (as in Tree Bark). It’s a thin layer of gray matter (1/8 in) Underlying white matter: connections between neurons
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WHAT ARE THE Functional divisions (cortex) AND WHAT DO THEY DO??
* Primary functional regions * Receive direct input from sensory organs (via thalamus) OR send direct output to the body (via thalamus) * Process only one kind of information * e.g. “primary visual cortex” • * Secondary functional regions * Still process just one kind of information, but don’t get direct input/send direct output (elaboration) * E.g. “secondary visual cortex” • * Association regions * Process more than one kind of information • What we’re going to be doing here is asking what parts of the brain are associated with different functions Like what parts of the brain are associated with vision Talking about functional regions, can divide them up into three types: primary, secondary and association
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– Soma%c
* Innervate skin, joints, muscles * sense of touch, movement feedback, pain
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Sulcus / Sulci
Not as deep as fissures - dips
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• Gross Neuroanatomy •
– Large scale (structures visible to the naked eye) – Example methods: dissec@on, neuroimaging
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Fine Neuroanatomy
– Microscopic scale (neural structure & paEerns of connec@vity) – Example methods: Cell staining and tract tracing
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Autonomic subdivisions
– Sympathe)c – Parasympathe)c
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_Basal ganglia_
Major structures: Caudate Nucleus Putamen Globus Pallidus Major functions motor control skill learning
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Dorsal
Towards the top (fin)
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Ventricles
= hollow chambers filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
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PROPOGATION DOWN THE AXON
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Gray ma2er
= neuronal cell bodies
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(Golgi staining)
• Cell bodies & processes
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DIENCEPHALON
Thalamus: relay between all the sensory organs (except smell) and the cortex Hypothalamus: regulates bodily functions temperature eating and drinking sexual activity regulation of endocrine functions
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WHY STUDY NEURONS?
•Neurons = basic signaling unit of the brain • •Reductionist approach –Understand building blocks: neurons – •Cognitive neuroscience methods measure neuronal activity –Different ways (hemodynamic, electrical) –Different numbers of neurons
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NEURONAL MEMBRANE
A neuron’s membrane shares many features in common with other kinds of cells. It consists of a lipid bi-layer that is semipermeable, i.e., most ions and molecules cannot freely enter or exit the neuron (although there’s some leakage)
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Major fissures and sulci
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Rostral vs. Caudal or Anterior vs. Posterior
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•Cytoarchitecture
–Distribution of cell types in layers of cortex
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HODGKIN-HUXLEY CYCLE
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– Autonomic or Visceral
* Innervates organs, blood vessels, glands • Picks up sensaAons from inside of body * sweaAng, funcAon of gut and many more
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Depolarization hyperpolarization repolarization
& what causes each phase Make three cards
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NEURONS MEMBRANE - 'RESTING'
When a neuron is at rest (no inputs), the distribution of all ions is such that the outside of the membrane is more positive than the inside. NEGATIVELY POLARIZED
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• NEUROSCIENCE:
– Basic properBes and structures of the central nervous system
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Gross neuroanatomy: The Brain General structural features
• Brain is divided into two hemispheres ▫ Connected by the corpus callosum (and others) • Gross anatomy is largely the same on both sides
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Recap: neuronal communication
1. Neuron receives Input * chemical (neurotransmitters) or physical (e.g. receptors in the skin) * electrical currents flow across the membrane, changing its electric potential 2. Weigh the Evidence * Excitatory and Inhibitory Post-Synaptic Potentials are generated * EPSPs and IPSPs from many inputs are integrated at the hillock 3. Output: Transmit the Signal to the Next Neuron or Not * action potential (all-or-none) * synaptic transmission (neurotransmitters are released)
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• COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY:
Cognitve theories and experiments on a wide range of mental functons
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(Nissl staining)
• Mostly cell bodies
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APs either occur or not (we say the AP is an “all-or-none” event, because it either occurs fully o not at all) So how does it work?
1. Rising phase (3 in picture): Na+ channels open along the axon, letting Na+ into the cell and depolarizing (+30 mV) the axonal membrane. 2. Falling phase (4 in picture): K+ channels open along the axon, letting K+ out of the cell, and repolarizing the membrane. 3. Undershoot phase (5 in picture): K+ channels continue to be open, further letting K+ out of the cell, and leading to hyperpolarization of the membrane (refractory period: the neuron cannot fire during this phase)
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Depolarizarion
Rising phase: Na+ channels open along the axon, letting Na+ into the cell and depolarizing (+30 mV) the axonal membrane. When the membrane reaches -55mv act action potential occurs.
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SUMMARY OF VOLTAGE CHANGES DURING AP (DRAW WITH NUMBERS)
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White ma2er
= axons, myelin
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BRAINSTEM MAJOR FUNCTIONS/ structures
Major structures Midbrain Hindbrain Pons Medulla oblongata Major functions Connects brain & spinal cord Vital functions such as breathing and heart rate (hindbrain)
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what happens when a neurotransmitter binds to a receptor in the post-synaptic membrane?
this binding causes changes in the electrical potential of the membrane, which can excite, inhibit, or modulate the activity of the post-synaptic neuron.
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ACTION POTENTIAL / THRESHOLD
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How does the action potential accomplish what it accomplishes?
The arrival of AP at the axon terminal opens up voltage-gated Ca+ channels Ca+ influx causes vesicles storing NT to fuse with the pre-synaptic membrane, releasing NT into the synaptic cleft.
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Overview of peripheral nervous system Two divisions:
Somatic Autonomic / Visceral
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What does the action potential accomplish?
The release of neurotransmitters at the axon terminals
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Overview of peripheral nervous system
Nerves bring sensory informa7on from the periphery to the central nervous system (afferents) ... ...and carry informa7on (e.g. motor) from the central nervous system to the periphery (efferents) Mnemonic trick: afference – informa7on arrives in the SNC efference – informa7on exits the SNC
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MEMBRANE GATES?
Transport of ions in and out of the membrane is controlled by gates that can open at particular moments and close again. We refer to these gates as ion channels, and examples include Na+, Cl-, K+ channels.
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Cerebrospinal fluid
- Fills ventricles and surrounds brain - Provides protec=ve cushion - Carries certain substances (waste products, hormones, etc.)
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BRODMANNS AREA WHAT TYPE OF NEUROANATOMY?
Brodmann areas: map of the brain according to cytoarchitectural differences * Approximately 52 distinct areas were identified * Note this is another way to label cortex: not based on gross neuroanatomy but based on cytoarchitecture. \* First person to take this approach was Brodmann Done before we knew much about the function of different brain areas Turns out that there is a pretty good mapping between mapping of areas based on cell structure and functional regions
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BRAINSTEM MAJOR STRUCTURES
MIDBRAIN PONS MEDULLA
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Parasympathe)c
• “Rest and digest” or “feed and breath” acDviDes (including salivaDon, digesDon, sexual arousal)
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TYPES OF NEURONS
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ACTION POTENTIAL - what is it? How does it work?
Ooooo
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We’re now in a position to understand what happens when a neurotransmitter binds to a receptor in the post-synaptic membrane. I mentioned earlier that this binding causes changes in the electrical potential of the membrane, which can excite, inhibit, or modulate the activity of the post-synaptic neuron. BUT HOW? Let’s take the case of an excitatory neurotransmitter.
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The nervous systems has 2 main divisions:
Central nervous system (CNS): brain and spinal cord Peripheral nervous system (PNS): nerves that innervate the body (i.e. the periphery)
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Dorsal vs. ventral or Superior vs. Inferior
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(myelin staining)
•Myelinated axons
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ACTION POTENTIAL - chemical and electrical changes in different phases (TERMINOLOGY)
..? ESP. REPOLARIZE
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(grey matter, white matter, ventricles -- Label)
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Cells of the nervous system
1.Neurons •Signaling cells 2. Glia (from Greek ‘glue’) • support cells; around the same glia cells-to-neurons proportion Produce Myelin
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Anterior
Towards the front
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Repolarization
After the action potential occurs and lots of Na+ Remember that at rest, there’s more Na+ outside the cell than inside, whereas for K+ the opposite is true… But at the end of the action potential, lots of Na+ have entered the cell and lots of K+ have exited, so the proportions have reversed. How do we return to the resting-potential concentrations? Na+/K+ pumps!
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Why are ions unevenly distributed across the membrane? Shouldn’t they eventually reach equilibrium on both sides?
This assumes that transport of ions across the membrane is passive. However, that’s not the case, since mechanisms are in place to keep the concentration of these ions different across the membrane. One such mechanism is the Na+/K+ pump (for a clip, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-imDC1txWw)
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WHAT ARE THE 'EFFECTS' NEUROTRANSMITTERS CAN CAUSE WHEN THEY BIND TO THE PRE SYNAPTIC NEURON?
The mass binding of neurotransmitters to postsynaptic receptors causes some effects in the postsynaptic neuron: -Excitatory effects: make the postsynaptic neuron more likely to release neurotransmitters in turn - -Inhibitory effects: make the postsynaptic neuron less likely to release neurotransmitters in turn - -Conditional effects: modulate effectiveness of other neurotransmitters
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•TYPES OF Cell Staining in cortical layers
(Golgi staining) (Nissl staining) (myelin staining) Different kinds of stains can reveal different kinds of structures Slice of cortex: from outer surface to inner surface Same slice, but stains for different structures When you do that, see patterns: Cell bodies and axons are not randomly organized Some layers have lots of cell bodies, other have lots of axons
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ways of labeling cortical areas
•Pattern of gyri & sulci –e.g., inferior frontal gyrus •Cytoarchitecture –Distribution of cell types in layers of cortex •Function –e.g., primary visual cortex –Difficult for higher cortical regions
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EXCITATORY EFFECTS
make the postsynaptic neuron more likely to release neurotransmitters in turn. These effects are initiated by changes in the membrane’s electric potential that take place when the neurotransmitter binds with the receptor.
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FACTS ABOUT NEURONS
* Human brain has about 100 billion neurons * Each neuron may connect with 10,000 other ones * If all neurons connected, our brains would need to be 12.5 miles in diameter * Neurons make up approximately half of brain cells (glia comprise rest) * We lose one cortical neuron per second (between the ages of 20 and 90 years, approx. 10% of cortical neurons perish).
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Major fissures and sulci
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DEPOLARIZE VS HYPERPOLARIZE
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