Neurons & the Brain Structure Function Structure Function Sodium channels Potassium channels Na/K pump Calcium channels Myelin sheath Nodes of ranvier Function Action potentials Information processing & motor control Structure Cerebrum & associated lobes Cerebellum Hippocampus Hypothalamus Thalamus Brain stem Amygdala …… Function Action potentials Information processing and motor control
Nervous system Components Main functions Components Main functions Peripheral Central Components Sensory nerves Motor nerves Main functions Subdivisions Sensory Motor Somatic Autonomic Sympathetic Parasympathetic Components Brain Spinal cord Main functions
Gene Expression & the Brain Central dogma Ways to regulate gene expression Epigenetic contributions to learning & memory stress
Other stuff Reflex arc Neurotransmitters The neuromuscular junction Mechanisms of muscle contraction Your disease at each level of biological organization