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Posted in Memory, Side topics, Sleep on Jul 28th, 2007
Sleep is something that we take for granted, and all too often assume that we will find enough time to get the sleep that we need. This is a WNYC Radio Lab podcast that talks about many aspects of sleep. With studies of sleep involving a diverse array of animals from little girls and cats [...]
Posted in Questions on Jul 17th, 2007
In the 7/17 lecture, you mentioned the reversal potential and how for single ions, this potential is the equilibrium potential. This means that at this potential, the polarity of the membrane flips. I do not understand what happens when the membrane potential flips. I wrote down that this is where Na and K are crossing [...]
Posted in Perception, Side topics on Jul 15th, 2007
This is an interesting podcast about how neuroscience is even being used in Good-Old-Boy events like NASCAR (actually Formula One racing, but close enough). The BBC programme discusses how race car drivers are much bigger factor in winning than the cars; and that it is the mental and psychological factors of the drivers that make [...]
Posted in Channels, Course material, Drugs, Questions on Jul 14th, 2007
“In the lecture material given on 7/13 about drugs binding to the Cl channels. I am mostly confused about what the drugs do. I have written down that Benzodiazepine depolarizes the membrane to the voltage of equilibrium for Cl (according to the Nernst Equation). I also have written down that certain drugs inhibit the neuron [...]
Posted in Information on Jul 14th, 2007
Hi folks. Welcome to the BIO365R blog. This is intended to be a place to find, post, and discuss neurobiology-related stories from the real world. Quite often, ideas and questions arise in study groups that go beyond the scope of the course, but are nonetheless fascinating. These articles, RSS feeds, TV shows, blog entries, and [...]
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