Neuron
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About
Topics
- Biology
- Neurons
- Cells
Description
Stimulate a neuron and monitor what happens. Pause, rewind, and move forward in time in order to observe the ions as they move across the neuron membrane.
Sample Learning Goals
- Describe why ions can or cannot move across neuron membranes.
- Identify leakage and gated channels, and describe the function of each.
- Describe how membrane permeability changes in terms of different types of channels in a neuron.
- Describe the sequence of events that generates an action potential.
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For Teachers
Teacher Tips
Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
Title | Authors | Level | Type | ||
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Neuron - an inquiry lesson idea | Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
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Translations
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Bosnian | All Bosanski | Neuron | |||
Chinese (Simplified) | All 中文 (中国) | 神经元 | |||
Chinese (Traditional) | All 中文 (台灣) | Neuron_神經元 | |||
Czech | All čeština | Neuron | |||
Danish | All Dansk | Neuron | |||
Dutch | All Nederlands | Neuron | |||
Estonian | All Eesti | Neuron | |||
Finnish | All suomi | Hermosolu | |||
French | All français | Neurone | |||
German | All Deutsch | Stimulation eines Neurons | |||
Greek | All Ελληνικά | Νευρώνας | |||
Hebrew | All עברית | תא עצב | |||
Hungarian | All magyar | Neuron működése | |||
Italian | All italiano | Neurone | |||
Kannada | All Kannada | ನರಕೋಶ | |||
Korean | All 한국어 | 뉴런 | |||
Latvian | All Latviešu | Neirons | |||
Maori | All Maori | Pūtau Io | |||
Polish | All polski | Neuron | |||
Portuguese (Brazil) | All português (Brasil) | Neurônio | |||
Sinhalese | All Sinhalese | නියුරෝනය | |||
Slovak | All Slovenčina | Neurón | |||
Spanish | All español | Neurona | |||
Spanish (Mexico) | All español (México) | Neurona | |||
Spanish (Peru) | All español (Perú) | Neurona | |||
Swahili | All Swahili | Neuron | |||
Swedish | All svenska | Neuron | |||
Tamil | All Tamil | நியூரான் | |||
Thai | All ไทย | เซลล์ประสาท | |||
Vietnamese | All Tiếng Việt | Neuron |
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Software Requirements
Windows 7+ | Mac OS 10.7+ | iPad and iPad Mini with iOS | Chromebook with Chrome OS |
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latest version of Chrome
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Credits
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