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Neurotransmitter Systems - February 22
EVENT:
Introduction to Neuroscience | For Registered StudentsWho Should Attend:
High School Students
Speakers
Suggested Reading
- Textbook Ch6 pgs 144-145; 153-159; 163-175
- Article on Glutamate
Lesson Objectives
- What makes something a neurotransmitter? Understanding the criteria to determine whether a chemical serves as a neurotransmitter.
- Identifying the most common neurotransmitters in the nervous system.
- Understanding how neurotransmitters function: focusing on the relationship between glutamate and GABA.
About Introduction to Neuroscience
Burke Neurological Institute, in White Plains, is offering an Introduction to Neuroscience course for interested High School students.