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Axon Pathfinding and Synapses - October 3
EVENT:
Introduction to Neuroscience | For Registered StudentsWho Should Attend:
High School Students
Speakers
Suggested Reading
- Textbook Ch5 pgs 110-119
- Article on axon guidance
Lesson Objectives
- Understanding what an axon is.
- How axons get from point A to point B: understanding axon growth.
- Understanding synaptic connectivity: how axons allow neurons to communicate with each other.
- Synaptic elimination – use them or lose them.
- What happens when things go wrong – discussing how disruptions in axon function can contribute to diseases and injury.
About Introduction to Neuroscience
Burke Neurological Institute, in White Plains, is offering an Introduction to Neuroscience course for interested High School students.