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1. The mammalian OR is part of the GPCR superfamily, while the topological distinct family of transmembrane proteins defines the insect OR. The insect OR is comprised of a heteromeric complex of a conventional odor ligand-binding receptor and an OR83b. The N terminus for the mammalian OR is located extracellularly while it is located intracellularly for the insect OR. The C terminus is located in the intracellularly in the mammalian OR, while it is located extracellularly in the insect OR.

Models such as an experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis have been created to further understand the components of the brain and spinal cord “Spinal cord a role for dendritic cells in the CNS has been demonstrated in multiple sclerosis (MS), experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) delayed-type hypersensitivity infections and after injury” (Jenny S. Henkel, 2004)Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a rat brain model which has been primarily featured in the understanding of

An injury on the nerves causes miscommunication between the organ and the brain which may cause pain or may lead to loss of sensation. Neuroregenaration refers to the repair or regrowth of the nerves which involves formation of new neurons, axons, myelin, glia or synapses. An injury in the PNS, if small, has a whole mechanism to heal and regenerate while healing mechanisms in the CNS is different. Regeneration the in the CNS is restricted by the inhibitory signals from the glia and the extracellular

In “Secrets of the Brain,” Carl Zimmer, a science writer and blogger, brings to us the new technologies that are unlocking the mysteries of how the brain works. Zimmer starts his article with his visit to a doctor in Boston, Massachusetts, Dr. Van Weeden and his colleagues, are working on a mapping the radio signals that the brain gives off. They have developed a scanner, which maps bundles of nerve fibers in the brain into grids. Weeden and his associates have been able to replicate finding grid

already has at least 200 billion neurons when it is born and every minute 250,00 more neurons are created. Everything that one’s brain is capable of processing is because of neurons. Each neuron has a dendrite and a axon. The dendrites gathers information from the cell, while the axon transmits to other cells. Relatively, I do not think I could engineer another human to develope neurons any faster than they already form. The way the brain develops is absolutely breathtaking. The structure and form

to remember or recall certain names of the volunteers. A physiological explanation for this involves the neurons of the brain. As age progresses, the fibers of the neurons’ axons twist to form neurofibrillary tangles (Kail & Cavanuagh, 2016). The causes of neurofibrillary tangles are unknown; however, the structure of the axons make it for difficult for signals to be transmitted and relayed from neuron to neuron. In late adulthood, information processing speed declines because of how the central nervous

The long tube-like structure that carries the neural message to other cells on the neuron is the axon. 4.On a neuron, the branch-like structures that receive messages from other neurons are the dendrites. 5. The cell body of the neuron, responsible for maintaining the life of the cell and containing the mitochondria is the soma. 6.The fatty substances produced by certain glial cells that coat the axons of neurons to insulate, protect, and speed up the neural impulse is the myelin.

Nerve cells, also known as neurons, contain a cell body and one or more fibers. The fibers are separated into two categories, dendrites and axons. Dendrites are fibers that carry information towards the cell body, and axons are fibers that carry information away from it. Nerve cells are also separated into different categories: sensory, association, and motor. In order for nerve cells to work they have to be excited by stimuli

older. It is not a deficit of any kind, but simply a step in their developmental growth. 2. Myelination (p.93): Myelination is an essential part to having healthy working neurons in your body and in your brain. Myelination is the process of neuron axons getting encased within myelin sheath. The presence of myelin sheath increases speed of processing information. This process can also provide the neuron with energy needed for communication with other cells. With myelination deficits, there are different

sends signals through its axons. Some axons are encased in a myelin sheath, which enables faster transmission. If the combined receive signals exceed a minimum threshold, the neuron fires, transmitting an electrical impulse (action potential) down it 's axon by means of the chemistry to electricity process. The neuron 's reaction is an all or none process. 9-3: How do nerve cells communicate with other nerve cells? When the action potentials reach the end of an axon (the axon terminals), they stimulate