NEUROTRANSTITTOR AND PERCEPTION
1. Describe how neurons communicate with each other through electrical and chemical processes.
The human brain has two types of cells, neurons and glial cells. For a simplistic description, the glial cells are like the neuron maintenance cells, they are necessary to keep the neuron insulated and waste free, allowing the neuron to be more efficient in their job. “Glial cells also appear to influence the formation of synapses and to aid in determining which neuronal connections get stronger or weaker over time” Griggs, Richard A. (2014). Information is transmitted back and forth from the central nervous system (CNS) and brain by neurons, and glial cells. A neuron is made up of 3 basic parts: 1dendrites, 2the cell body and 3axon. According to Griggs, Richard A. (2014), neurons communicate in a specific pattern, first, the dendrites receive information from other neurons and that information is transmitted to the cell body. The cell body may or may not pass the information to other neurons, it makes the decision whether or not to send an electrical impulse. The electrical impulse travels down the axon, …show more content…
Many of you know of Michael J. Fox’s condition with Parkinson’s Disease. What neurotransmitter is thought to be related to the development of Parkinson’s disease? What drugs are used to treat it and what are the drugs doing?
The drugs used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease L-dopa, increasing the creation of dopamine once it’s in the brain, this drug treatment was discovered after injecting dopamine was an unsuccessful treatment because it couldn’t break the blood-brain barrier. By increasing the production of dopamine there are potential serious side-effects, and the treatment becomes ineffective for the patient as the disease as the disease progresses.
4. Heroin is obviously very appealing to some and it is also very addicting. What neurotransmitter is heroine affecting, what is it doing, and why is it so
1. Describe how neurons communicate with each other through electrical and chemical processes.
The human brain has two types of cells, neurons and glial cells. For a simplistic description, the glial cells are like the neuron maintenance cells, they are necessary to keep the neuron insulated and waste free, allowing the neuron to be more efficient in their job. “Glial cells also appear to influence the formation of synapses and to aid in determining which neuronal connections get stronger or weaker over time” Griggs, Richard A. (2014). Information is transmitted back and forth from the central nervous system (CNS) and brain by neurons, and glial cells. A neuron is made up of 3 basic parts: 1dendrites, 2the cell body and 3axon. According to Griggs, Richard A. (2014), neurons communicate in a specific pattern, first, the dendrites receive information from other neurons and that information is transmitted to the cell body. The cell body may or may not pass the information to other neurons, it makes the decision whether or not to send an electrical impulse. The electrical impulse travels down the axon, …show more content…
Many of you know of Michael J. Fox’s condition with Parkinson’s Disease. What neurotransmitter is thought to be related to the development of Parkinson’s disease? What drugs are used to treat it and what are the drugs doing?
The drugs used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease L-dopa, increasing the creation of dopamine once it’s in the brain, this drug treatment was discovered after injecting dopamine was an unsuccessful treatment because it couldn’t break the blood-brain barrier. By increasing the production of dopamine there are potential serious side-effects, and the treatment becomes ineffective for the patient as the disease as the disease progresses.
4. Heroin is obviously very appealing to some and it is also very addicting. What neurotransmitter is heroine affecting, what is it doing, and why is it so