Neurons Role In Brain Communication

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Nathanael_Eisenberg]Nathanael Eisenberg
The human brain consists of over 100 billions of neurons. Neurons are the building blocks of the nervous system. These cells process information in the brain and are responsible for receiving and transmitting information.
Each neuron part has a role in the communication of information all through the body.
Neurons are like fiber optic cables that run our bodies. All day and night these neurons flash at lightening speeds to your brain.
Each neuron cell has a body called an axon and lots of dendrites. The body of the cell holds the nucleus that controls many of the cell's activities. Other structures in the cell are called organelles, which perform specific tasks.
Neurons "talk" to each other through their axons and dendrites. The axons are narrower than a strand of hair. They extend out from the body of the cell and transmit messages from neuron to neuron.
Dendrites also extend from the cell body. Messages are received from the axons of other neurons. Every neuron connects to thousands of other nerve cells with its axons and dendrites.
Each neuron group in the brain does certain jobs. Some are in charge of learning, memory, or thinking. Others send information from the eyes, ears, or other sensory organs. Others talk to our muscles, getting them to move.
There are three common processes that work together for the neurons to survive and stay healthy. These are communication, metabolism and repair.
Millions of neuron signals are speeding through the brain at all times. This allows the brain to receive and process information, process the information and send out instructions to different parts of the body.
Before you were born, we believe today that you were creating neurons at a rate of 15 million an hour. When you were born, your neurons were ready to organize themselves to respond to your new environment.
All through your life, neuron networks reorganized and reinforced themselves to respond to new stimuli and learning experiences. The body-mind interaction is what gets the brain cells to grow and connect with each other is various ways.
There are different types of   rel=nofollow [http://www.cognifit.com/science/didyou-know/neurons]neurons. For example, mirror neurons allow us to feel empathy. When we see someone smile, we feel happy. Our mirror neurons are giving us the same physical response as if we were smiling. Mirror neurons are usually triggered by images and sound.
Our brain is a complicated maze of information and communication. Without neurons and neurotransmitters, we would not be able to function. Our brain is an amazing tool that depends on this system to get us information that we need. It is a tool that we want to keep healthy so it can perform at peak performance and let you enjoy a better quality of life in the long run.
Nathanael Eisenberg is the CEO of CogniFit, a company that develops software which measure and train cognitive abilities. We help people discover new insights about themselves and decide what to improve in their life.
The rapid growth of scientific knowledge around the brain creates new opportunities to help tackle some of the major challenges of the early part of the 21st century. Nathanael's goal is to participate in the search of some of these additional solutions.
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