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How are chemically gated channels activated?

Chemically-gated ion channels are receptor membrane proteins that are permeable to specific ions. The 'gating' part of it refers to the channel being open only once activated; which in this case will be by a chemical. An example would be the AMPA glutamate receptor, which has a channel pore that is permeable to sodium ions. Only by binding to glutamate (a neurotransmitter) does the channel allow sodium ions to enter the cell.


What are the chemicals in the brain that help with memory and focus?

Acetylcholine is the primary neurotransmitter that is used throughout the cortex and the hippocampus to modulate attention and to consolidate short-term memory into long-term memory. Dopamine and norepinephrine are used in the limbic system and the prefrontal cortex to drive the basal brain functions associated with the reward (mesolimbic) circuit. They give us the perception of relative pleasure vs relative pain, and steer our executive functions toward certain activities. As such, they are important in maintaining focus. This is why stimulant medications (such as Adderall and Ritalin) work well...they increase levels of dopamine in the brain. Glutamic acid (glutamate) is also critical in learning and memory. It binds to AMPA and NMDA receptors to encode long-term memory. In addition to this, there are other regulatory substances, such as integrins, BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor), and NGF (nerve growth factor) that allow for neural plasticity, shaping and steering the migration of neurons so that they can make interconnections that form the basis of memory. BDNF also has an impact on mood as well, and is said to be one of the underlying bases behind depression.


What type of signal is taking place during neuron to neuron communication?

This called synaptic transmission. An overview of how this takes place is explained underneath. 1. Action potential (nerve impulse) reaches the synapse of the neurone sending the message (pre-synapse). 2. Calcium channels open in pre-synapse, allowing calcium into cell. 3. Calcium allows vesicles (little "bubbles" filled with neurotransmiiter) to bind to the cell membrane. 4. Membrane directly attached to vesicles opens up, allowing neurotransmitter release without allowing anything else in/out of the cell. 5. Neurotransmitter chemicals (e.g. Glutamate) travel across synaptic cleft (gap between 2 synapses) to the synapse of the neurone receiving the message (post-synapse). 6. Neurotransmitter binds to it's specific receptor on the outer membrane of the post-synapse (in glutamate's case, NMDA or AMPA receptors), activating the receptor. 7. Activated receptors open sodium ion channels in the post-synapse, allowing sodium into post-synapse (this is just one outcome, there are hundreds of neurotransmitters and receptors and as many unique responses. Some are excitatory, causing action potential propagation in the neurone, some inhibitory, stopping action potential propagation). 8. The sodium influx depolarises the post-synapse (brings the negative voltage of the cell closer to 0mV). 9. This depolarisation propagates an action potential which travels down the neurone axon towards the next neurone. 10. When the action potential reaches the synapse the process begins again.


What happens to the membrane potential of a neuron during an action potential?

1. A neurotransmitter (NT) released from another cell (or in some cases the same cell) will diffuse across the synaptic cleft and bind to a recipient receptor. 2. The receptor will then change it's permeability to certain ions in the extracellular fluid, allowing the ions to flux into the cell (the exception here would be pharmacological agents designed to occupy the receptor without leading to a conformation change) 3. The influx of ions will alter the membrane potential. If the NT is inhibitory (e.g. GABA), then the GABA receptor that it binds to will increase its permeability to negatively charged ions (chloride) and thereby lower the local resting membrane potential (which is normally -70mV). If the NT is excitatory (e.g. glutamate) then the glutamte receptor (AMPA or NMDA) will increase its permeability to positively charged ions (sodium) which will increase the resting membrane potential from -70mV. 4. If enough NTs bind then the local membrane potentials will summate - and in the case of excitatory NTs - cause the membrane potential to change (by opening of voltage-gated ion channels) to around 0-20mV leading to an action potential 5. The action potential, which is generated in an 'all or none fashion' at the axon hillock, will then propagate all the way down the axon to the axon terminal causing the release of stored NTs (although not all NTs are stored - e.g. NOS) 6. NTs released from the presynaptic cell will then diffuse across the synaptic cleft and bind their postsynaptic receptor (normally located on a dendrite, although also located on the cell body themselves) and the whole process starts all over again


How do low calcium ion levels affect nervous system?

Low calcium ion levels can have several negative effects on the nervous system. Calcium is essential for proper nerve conduction, and low levels can impair the ability of neurons to transmit signals effectively. This can lead to symptoms such as muscle cramps, numbness or tingling sensations, and even affect the normal functioning of the brain. Severe calcium deficiency can also result in seizures or convulsions.

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