Paper Assignment #1
1. Discuss the contribution made by Hodgkin and Huxley (1936) with regard to the process of neural conduction. The contributions made by Hodgkin and Huxley was significant in understanding how the neurons in our body work. They used a giant squid axon because it’s big and therefore makes it easier to measure voltages across the membrane of a cell. It help to understand how the action potential is reached by the cell by using an electrode measuring inside the cell and the ion flux content that’s outside the cell. Since nerve cells in humans are extremely small, they used giant squid axons to get a better understanding of how the electrical signal is processed from one cell to another.
2. Discuss the possible effects of inflammation of the brain on …show more content…
Discuss the pros and cons of psychotropic drugs. The pros of psychotropic drugs is that it can be used for medicinal purposes. It can help in controlling active behavior, can help in improving the life/mood of a person, and help other drugs to work more efficiently, helps people with different kinds of disorders/fears. Basically, it can improve the quality of life for a person who suffers from abnormal behavior. On the other hand psychotropic drugs can be dangerous; people get addicted, drugs might not always work, side effects of the drugs may be harsh, could harm the body in the long run.
6. Describe how a drug can alter behavior at the level of the synapse. A drug could alter behavior at the level of the synapse because that is where chemical information is exchanged between one synapse to the other. The synapses have receptors on them and the response of the drug depends on which receptor it binds to. Each receptor has its own response to a very specific drug. These responses can sometime benefit or harm the person depending on what drug binds to which receptor.
7. Present empirical evidence to support the position that the neurotransmitter is the signaling agent for
1. Discuss the contribution made by Hodgkin and Huxley (1936) with regard to the process of neural conduction. The contributions made by Hodgkin and Huxley was significant in understanding how the neurons in our body work. They used a giant squid axon because it’s big and therefore makes it easier to measure voltages across the membrane of a cell. It help to understand how the action potential is reached by the cell by using an electrode measuring inside the cell and the ion flux content that’s outside the cell. Since nerve cells in humans are extremely small, they used giant squid axons to get a better understanding of how the electrical signal is processed from one cell to another.
2. Discuss the possible effects of inflammation of the brain on …show more content…
Discuss the pros and cons of psychotropic drugs. The pros of psychotropic drugs is that it can be used for medicinal purposes. It can help in controlling active behavior, can help in improving the life/mood of a person, and help other drugs to work more efficiently, helps people with different kinds of disorders/fears. Basically, it can improve the quality of life for a person who suffers from abnormal behavior. On the other hand psychotropic drugs can be dangerous; people get addicted, drugs might not always work, side effects of the drugs may be harsh, could harm the body in the long run.
6. Describe how a drug can alter behavior at the level of the synapse. A drug could alter behavior at the level of the synapse because that is where chemical information is exchanged between one synapse to the other. The synapses have receptors on them and the response of the drug depends on which receptor it binds to. Each receptor has its own response to a very specific drug. These responses can sometime benefit or harm the person depending on what drug binds to which receptor.
7. Present empirical evidence to support the position that the neurotransmitter is the signaling agent for