What are the building blocks of our brains?
What’s in a neuron? A cell by any other form may have the same DNA, but neurons are uniquely specialized for their function in the nervous system. In this unit we’ll look at those specializations in depth, and see how breakdowns in different parts of a neuron’s function cause the symptoms of different neurological diseases.
Lesson 1: What is the structure of a neuron? (pdf)
Lesson 2: How do our axons transmit electrical signals? (pdf)
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Lesson 2.2: How do our axons signal electrically? (pdf)
Lesson 3: How fast do your neurons signal? (pdf)
Lesson 4: How do our neurons transport the materials they need? (pdf)
Lesson 5: What can go wrong? (pdf)
Neurological Disorders Blog: Unit 2 Further Reading