Part 4 - Neuro Plasticity and Neuro Transmitters

Question 1

What is neuro plasticity?

Answer 1

Dendrites, axons, and synapses grow and change through a persons life. When more learning memories are created, dendrites grow which then increases the area in the synapse. This is known as neuro plasticity

Question 2

What are synapses?

Answer 2

Between neurons, messages are transmitted chemically by neurotransmitters across the synapse (very small gap) from the axon terminal of the pre synaptic neuron to the receptors on the other, post synaptic neuron

Question 3

What are neurotransmitters?

Answer 3

The body’s natural chemical messengers

Question 5

What are the responses that neurotransmitters release?

Answer 5

Inhibitory = slow down, stop activity 
Excitatory = trigger message to be sent along to the next neuron