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hoped to improve on by testing their hypotheses. The abilities included spatio-temporal imaging of how input signals are processed by neurons into output responses such as action potentials, tracking high-frequency firing for decoding neurotransmission, fast enzyme kinetics, and developing a way to track membrane potential changes. With these abilities it is possible to map responses in the brain to actions of the body and emotions to help diagnose nervous system responses. Experimental Methods

system. This communication takes the form of an electric signal, also called an action potential. The action potential occurs due to a change in voltage across the membrane of the axon. The change in voltage is achieved by a change in the concentrations of the ions, Na+, Ca+, and K+(1) . The cell starts with a large concentration of potassium ions, K+, inside the cell, and a large concentration of sodium ions, Na+, outside the cell. The action potential propagates down the axon due to openings and closing

water. For example, flushing the toilet, waterfalls and dams. Flushing a toilet is a great example of transferring energy. Usually on most toilets there is tan on the back of it filled with water. Water that is stored is a great example of potential energy and no kinetic energy. Once toilet is flushed, it gives the water momentum. From waterfalls and dams we can produce hydropower. It is a renewable energy source that converts kinetic energy from falling water into electricity. From

Physics. Not something you really hear every day. It’s not something you really want to hear either, right? Why is it that when we hear the word physics, it’s just a major turnoff. People may even hear the word and just think “get me out of here”, even though they may not have the slightest clue of what it’s about. Some people do have a slight clue and think molecules or gravity, atoms or Bohr, laws or life, and still may not quite grasp it, but at least have a slight clue. Others, think wasted time

buoy would drive the piston to the lowest part of the bore. The distance travelled by the piston (the stroke length) would be dependent on the amplitude of the wave. The Disadvantages and solutions for the Piston-Crank Concept Due to the corrosive nature of sea water, materials with high corrosion-resistant properties needed to be selected. Corrosion and wear are the main problems faced when designing in the in sea water (Wang et al., 2009). The due to the nature of the piston-crank concept, there

Midterm Essay ExaminationMidterm Essay Examination1.Describe the basic functioning of a neuron beginning with receiving signals from other neurons or sense organs and ending with the transmission of a signal to another neuron. Explain how a pattern of neuron firing is related to behavior. Neurons are information- processing units in the central nervous system that receive and transmit information. It is made up of an axon, dendrites and a cell body. The nucleus and cytoplasm are contained in the

rate and blood pressure therefore it does not trigger of a production of adrenaline (Colbert et al, 2012). The nervous system transmits and communicates around the body via a network of neurons. These are stimulated to trigger an electric impulse (Cohen, 2014). The electric impulse begins at the dendrites and proceeds down the body of the neurone

one’s daily activities he or she will require energy. Where does this energy originate? For the most part, we obtain our energy by consuming food such almonds, fish, brown rice, or milk. The energy stored inside the food is in the form of a chemical potential energy. The process of digesting allows your body to convert the food into new chemical bonds (McCulloch). As a result, the energy that is produced by food is converted into mechanical energy. This is one of the many examples of how physics has an

concept of power, or rate at which energy is transformed, and to apply it to the rate at which students do work to increase their gravitational potential energy in climbing a flight of stairs. IDEA: Students are asked to measure their gain in gravitational potential energy as they climb a flight of stairs, then to calculate the rate at which this potential energy is gained. This is followed by asking students to calculate their body’s energy needs for a day, both to perform various physical activities

insulation that covers the nerve fibers, is damaged resulting in multiple patches of scarred tissue called lesions. When the Melin sheath is destroyed, damage to the axon begins and causes a wide variety of symptoms. Axons are the fibers that carry electric impulses away from the nerve cell to different parts of the body. MS eventually causes permanent disability. Depending on the extent of the myelin damaged and the location damaged, determines the severity of the symptoms. MS is an autoimmune disease