Cellular neuroscience I

PSY 511.003

2024-01-25

Prelude

https://www.youtube.com/embed/nvXuq9jRWKE

Announcements

  • Exercise 03 distributed.
    • due next in two weeks on Wednesday, February 7

Last time…

  • Neuroanatomy

Where is the cerebellum found?

In what lobe would one find primary somatosensory cortex?

What structure in the diencephalon controls the endocrine system and both branches of the autonomic nervous sytem?

Today’s topics

  • Cellular neuroscience
    • Neurons
    • Glia
  • The resting potential

The cells of the nervous system

See resources/cells

The resting potential

See resources/cells

Break

Work on Exercise 03

Main points

Next time…

  • The action potential

Resources

References