These interactive teaching aids were developed in JavaScript as part of a package of workshops for use in University-level teaching.
Neuron excitability
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Designed to reinforce the idea that neurons encode information, this simulation allows students to wire up the 'inputs' to a cell in order to understand what is required to make that cell fire, such as the need for co-operativity (synchronised input), tetanic stimulation, etc.
Click the green dots in the left panel to simulate action potentials arriving on the dendrites (inputs) of our main cell. As a challenge, determine the fewest number of spikes required to make the target cell fire. |
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