NEUR 301 - Intro

Where are purkinje neurons predominantly found?

cerebellum

Where are cortical neurons predominantly found?

cortex

Where are pyramidal neurons predominantly found?

hippocampus

Which type of neuron has the MOST dendrites?

purkinje

Rank the following from greatest to least ability to form synaptic connections: pyramidal neurons, cortical neurons, purkinje neurons

purkinje > pyramidal > cortical

Name a common technique used to study individual ion channels in neuroscience

patch-clamp electrophysiology

Which of the following are ways in which a voltage gated channel can close or become inactivated?

Change in membrane potential

Dephosphorylation

Binding of Calcium ion