“Mientras el cerebro sea un misterio, el Universo continuará siendo un misterio.” (Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Petilla de Aragón 1852-Madrid,1934. Premi Nobel de Medicina 1906)

Two kind of cells:Neurones and glial cells.NEURONES are the ones that trasmit the

nervous message.GLIAL CELLS assist the neurones in the CNS.

Nerve Cells and Astrocyte (SEM x2,250). This image is copyright Dennis Kunkel at www.DennisKunkel.com, used with permission.

MORE THAN 100 BILION IN The BRAIN

Some axons are wrapped in a myelin sheath formed by specialized glial cells known as Schwann cells. The gap between Schwann cells is known as the node of Ranvier, and serves as points along the neuron for generating a signal. Signals jumping from node to node travel hundreds of times faster than signals traveling along the surface of the axon. This allows your brain to communicate with your toes in a few thousandths of a second

SYNAPSES

Neurones never touch each other

That’s what we

can find in The

forebrain

Protected by the vertebral spine

Doesn’t reach the brain so it’s unconscious

It’s quick and automatic