Archive for November 2009


What is a Neuron

A neuron is a very specialized cell that forms the basis of the nervous system. It is also referred to as a nerve cells. Neurons are unique in that they transmit signals throughout the body. These signals are referred to as action potentials, nerve impulses or spikes.

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Check out my Lecture Videos

I’m recording all of my lectures and posting them on here for my students to be able to access, and for anyone to benefit from checking them out. Check out my Lecture Videos page to watch them now.

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7 Tips to help you pass your Biology Classes

I remember those days, spending many hours trying to learn new and exciting concepts that my professor taught a few weeks before. Ahh the stress of studying for a Foundations of Biology Test. Fortunately, by the time I reached to upper level courses such as Systems Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Biology and Neurobiology, I figured it out. I’d been studying the wrong way all along. There was a much easier way to do it.

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