The Importance Of Neurons

A lot of what makes us up as people consists of neurons. Neurons are responsible for our bodies “communication system.” So much happens within our bodies at such a minuscule amount of time, and learning about the process made me realize how much needs to happen for me to feel a certain way or perform a certain action. In a neuron, it first has to have a certain amount of depolarizing ions for there to be an action potential. When that action potential is reached, charge can be sent through the axon (which is protected by the myelin shealth). As a charge goes through a neuron, vesicles that hold neurotransmitters (that are contained in the presynaptic terminal button) can be then released to the postsynaptic spine. After traveling across a small space that separates neurons (synaptic gap) dendrites on another neuron can receive this message sent from the first neuron and then the cycle continues. While reading about this process, I thought about how I send a text to my friends. I have to have a certain amount of motivation to want to text a friend/family member. I can type up a text on my phone and send it to the person I wish to contact. The message I want to send is like neurotransmitters …show more content…
While emotions seem simple, they are actually complex. It was fascinating to find out that the culture I was born in has a different emotional intelligence than America. They want to feel calm and peaceful with a balance between opposite emotions (which was a little hard to understand) while we want to feel a high arousal. East Asia also emphasizes the idea of being a part of a group more than an individuals. Without the communication between neurons and our NS, we wouldn 't have the ability to react, feel, or even live properly. We 'd be a useless waste of space. Reading through these modules made me realize how important every aspect of our being is, down to the basic