PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Neuroglia, Myelin, Axon Terminal

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: gerald goldberg

Document Summary

Sandra witelson well known for most extensive collections of preserved human brains even. Eeg recordings = examine the electrical activity fmri= functional magnetic resonance, examines brain. Nervous tissue: the basic hardware glia and neuron. Neurons are individual cells in the nervous system that receive, integrate, and transmit information the soma, or cell body, contains the cell nucleus and much of the chemical machinery common to most cells. Glia glia are cells found throughout the nervous system that provide various types of support for neurons glial cells supply nourishment to neurons, help remove neurons"" waste products, and provide insulation around many axons. Glia orchestrating the development of the nervous system in the human embryo. Some types of glia can detect neural impulses and send signals to other glia cells. The neural impulse: using energy to send information. The resting potential of a neuron is its stable, negative charge when the cell is inactive.