Wednesday, January 5, 2011

At the GAP - the synapse, that is!


Click here for a detailed animation of how the nervous system processes information. Be patient, the animation moves rather slowly, but there is a great deal of useful information about how messages are carried throughout the body, specifically through nerve cells.

How does diffusion play a part in the transmission of nerve impulses?

34 comments:

  1. That was so cool! I like the questions in the beginning...
    Mackenzie C. 7G

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  2. this helps me so much! thanks, leslie! :)

    ~Kimberly C. 7G

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  3. I never knew that finding the answer to a question as simple as 2+2 required so much effort! This was a really good animation. It helped me understand a little more about the nervous system. Thanks for posting this!

    ~Liliana P. 7A

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  4. That was really interesting
    Elias Griffin 7EF

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  5. i loved the exercises at the end!!! they helped me review the facts.

    -nicole n. 7a

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  6. Thats really cool.

    -Jacob S 7B

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  7. This was very helpful!

    Jackie Z. 7F

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  8. it was very interesting. just to know its happening right now as i type this in!!

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  9. Now I understand they neuron transmitters better! Thanks Leslie!

    -Jen L. 7G
    P.S. Daisy is so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  10. this really helps me understand neurontransmiter thanks.


    johnluke q 7h

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  11. It just got a whole lot easier
    matthew g. 7H

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  12. That was really awesome!
    i always wondered about those questions in the begining.
    it was cool how there was the roll-over diagram thingie.
    i still dont completely understand it though
    Lila C 7a

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  13. This was a really cool video! How much are neurons apart? It made me realize how lucky I am to be able to think!

    -Katherine W. 7E

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  14. This was an interesting and interactive! It helped me understand how neurons interact and change.

    -Leon H. 7F

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  15. I really liked it, though by the end it was a little tedious. I really liked the beginning questions, they really got me thinking!

    Sofia Collins

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  16. Sorry I haven't looked at this earlier, this explains my mistakes from the midterm! Now I know the right answers from the the test. Thanks!

    Mina Morisaki 7E

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  17. very helpful review.

    Claudia F. 7A

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  18. This was really cool and helpful, thanks!
    -Brian O'Connor 7B

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  19. Very helpful! all these posts make me understand everything even better
    thanks,
    Zoe S. 7G

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  20. Thats so cool! I think you should have more animations. They're very interesting and helpful
    Ron T. 7F

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  21. haha, I like the title of this blog! :]
    This animation was helpful and clearly demonstrated the way impulses travel from neuron to neuron.

    I am still a little unclear about the role of Sodium. Does it trigger something that causes the impulse to be able to be passed on?

    ~Andrea C. 7A

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  22. This was interesting. I finally was able to understand.

    Eugene N. 7H

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  23. I love this video. Especially the game where you click on the shapes to find the pattern.

    Lydia W. 7G

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  24. This is really interesting
    thanks
    Lucy 7A

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  25. The dog and the cat were ugly ( :) ) but the beginning got me thinking.

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  26. Awesome animation. It really cleared up the synapse for me and helped me understand neurotransmitters better.

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  27. this really helped me
    Matthew N. 7b

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  28. I love the game. It sort of fun. This helped me understand the neuron and neurotransmitters. :)

    Isadora N 7E

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  29. This animation helped me understand how impulses went from dendrite to dendrite without ever touching, now I know.


    Ethan Singer 7B

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  30. This is crazy! How do they just like cross over? It's amazing!

    Kevin C. 7F

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  31. this was a really fun way to learn about the sypnappse!

    Zi Ying C. 7E

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  32. I never knew so much about neuro- transmitters. Thanks for posting this!

    - Paola W. 7E

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  33. cool!

    -Elliot W. 7B

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  34. this was so cool! i never knew that answering such an easy question like 2+2 took so much effort.
    THANK YOU!
    Amanda O'Dell 7A

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