Neuroscience of Learning An Introduction to Mind, Brain ...

Neuroscience of Learning An Introduction to

Mind, Brain, Health, and Education

Section: Neurotransmitters

Harvard University Extension School (PSYCE-1609) February 2, 2016

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Which of these is a neuron?

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Which of these is a neuron?

All of them!

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What is the neuron doctrine?

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The Neuron Doctrine

Santiago Ramon y Cajal

Chick cerebellum neurons drawing by Ramon y Cajal (1905)

Key tenet: Neurons are specialized brain cells that are not continuous, but contiguous (e.g., there is a gap/transmission barrier between neurons)

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Neurons connect via a synapse

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