neurones and gilia

What is neuroscience

Neuroscience is the study of the brain and nervous system in human and non-human animals - this includes structure & function, development & degeneration, health & disease ​

Appreciate the discovery of neurones

The nervous system is made up of neurones and glia - in 1740, Emanual Swedenborg made the first description of a neurone

1873, Camillo Golgi demonstrated how the Golgi stain revealed neurones of the brain

1888, Ramon Y Cajal used the Golgi stain to study circuitry of many brain structures ​

Features of a typical neurone

Neurones receive, process and transmit electrical signals from one part of the nervous system to another - they are electrically excitable cells which form synaptic connections for communication ​

Classification of neurones based on axonal projection and dendritic pattern

Classification of neurones based on number of processes and based on connections

Contrast features of the Glia and neurone

Neurones : directly involved in cell to cell communication

Glia : maintain homeostasis of the nervous system. Do not conduct action potentials ​