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02 - Neurons and Neural Communication Notes

The document discusses the structure and function of neurons, including their parts and how they communicate through neurotransmitters. It also presents a case study of a patient, later identified as Robin Williams, who experienced various symptoms leading to a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. The document encourages discussion on mental health awareness and appropriate responses to those in distress.

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02 - Neurons and Neural Communication Notes

The document discusses the structure and function of neurons, including their parts and how they communicate through neurotransmitters. It also presents a case study of a patient, later identified as Robin Williams, who experienced various symptoms leading to a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. The document encourages discussion on mental health awareness and appropriate responses to those in distress.

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NEURONS!

Neural Communication
Neurons
• Parts of a Neuron
– Cell Body
– Dendrite
– Axon
– Myelin sheath
Neural Communication
Neurons
Neural Communication
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Neural Communication
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Neural Communication
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Neural Communication
Neurons
Nature Neuron
 Get your bag with your parts for your neuron.
 Grab a white board and create a neuron with the following:
 Dendrites
 Cell body
 Axon
 Myelin sheath
 Axon button
 Synapse
 On your white board explain how a message is sent from
one neuron to the next.
Neural Communication
How Neurons Communicate
• Synapse
• Synaptic gap (synaptic cleft)
• Neurotransmitters
– Chemicals that travel through
neurons to communicate a
message.
– FAST!
Discuss
 Howdoes a Norman the neuron talk
Norma?
 Whatdo you know about our nervous
systems?
Neural Communication
How Neurotransmitters Influence Us
• Acetylcholine (AcH)
• Dopamine
• Serotonin
• Norepinephrine
• GABA
• Glutamate
• Endorphins
With your table
You will be attempting to identify the potential
causes of symptoms listed in the medical report
for your unidentified client.

Part 1: list all of the symptoms as recorded by


medical reports

Part 2: Use your neurotransmitter chart to identify


the Neurotransmitters that are involved in this
patient's diagnosis
Disease progression
Before the patient was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, they had experienced a wide array of
symptoms that seemed unrelated, according to the editorial.

By October 2013, Schneider said the patient had been experiencing constipation, urinary difficulty,
heartburn, sleeplessness, insomnia, a poor sense of smell and stress. In addition, they had "a slight
tremor in their left hand that would come and go," but at the time, that was attributed to a previous
shoulder injury, she wrote.

At the end of that October, the client developed gut pain, and their reaction was "markedly out of
character," Schneider Williams wrote. " fear and anxiety skyrocketed to a point that was alarming,“

"acute paranoia and out-of-character emotional responses he was having,"

"loss of memory and inability to control anxiety was devastating,"

a continuous tremor in their hand and a slow, shuffling manner, according to the editorial. Terrible
insomnia and began having trouble judging distance and depth, Schneider Williams wrote.
Who is it? Guesses?
Discussion

 What was your reaction when you


learned it was Robin Williams.
 Whatcan you do when you know
someone is going through a mentally
tough time?
 What is not appropriate to do?

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