tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281176445375959954.post5559367602464031740..comments2022-02-19T23:38:03.614-08:00Comments on Mariner High School AP Biology: Cells, Molecules, Neurons & SynapsesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281176445375959954.post-1194589777735086022009-01-26T10:26:00.000-08:002009-01-26T10:26:00.000-08:00Shauna, I just found this article which relates to...Shauna, I just found this article which relates to your question.<BR/><BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7846531.stm<BR/><BR/>Specifically, the paragraph:<BR/><BR/>"They found that a particular component of the cells in question, a chemical receptor, which, when switched on, tells the cell to start an internal signal system that holds the "memory" in place."<BR/><BR/>"Chemical receptor" is another term for neurotrasmitter receptor (neurotrasmitters are chemical signals). Modification of these receptors and addition of new receptors are crucial for brain function and memory formation. And, they are all proteins.DJ Brasierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737013451433543754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281176445375959954.post-29183898452248116022009-01-26T10:06:00.000-08:002009-01-26T10:06:00.000-08:00Bulgan: I'm glad to hear you're interested in my w...Bulgan: I'm glad to hear you're interested in my work, let me know if you have any questions about neurobiology.<BR/><BR/>Shauna: You're right, protein is important for synapse function. I'm sure you've learned from Mr. Baker that proteins are the building blocks of just about everything in your body (except the membranes which are lipids). That is true of synaptic connections too. There are dozens of proteins that are involved in releasing neurotransmitter when one neuron communicates with another. And when you learn something new, new neurotransmitter receptors (which are also made of protein) get put in on the receiving side of the synapse. If you're under-nourished and don't have enough protein then you can't build and maintain all of this.<BR/><BR/>Inwoo: I did well in my classes and SAT's, which I'm sure helped. I also found some volunteer opportunities: specifically in science. I think that colleges like to see you have a passion for some subject material (whatever that is) and then have you express to them that you're going out of your way to pursue it. I would say that spending a lot of time going into depth exploring one particular thing is more valuable than piling on tons of things that you only half pay attention to. If there's a particular subject you're interested in, talk to your teacher for that subject about how to spend some extra time going deeper into it. Does that help?DJ Brasierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737013451433543754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281176445375959954.post-75199862485936544852009-01-22T16:01:00.000-08:002009-01-22T16:01:00.000-08:00Could you reveal to us how you got into such high ...Could you reveal to us how you got into such high end colleges? =D??Inwoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867731652173947450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281176445375959954.post-69412996731565565512009-01-22T10:30:00.000-08:002009-01-22T10:30:00.000-08:00I remember discussing neurons in 10th grade and I ...I remember discussing neurons in 10th grade and I believe that my teacher was discussing how our protein intake correlates to connections in our brain? Is my memory totally off...? Thanks DJ.<BR/>-ShaunaShaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429239754038706081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281176445375959954.post-11509311615736648622009-01-22T00:05:00.000-08:002009-01-22T00:05:00.000-08:00This is so cool!!!I like his (your) job. I am inte...This is so cool!!!<BR/>I like his (your) job. I am interested in learning more about disease, too. ^^<BR/>Thanks for the blog!!Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14666472656932147597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281176445375959954.post-57306727091737392342009-01-21T19:16:00.000-08:002009-01-21T19:16:00.000-08:00Well Bio Bloggers, as you can see the blog is gett...Well Bio Bloggers, as you can see the blog is getting more interesting. You now can expect to see posts from time to time from Jonathan, DJ, Ken, Bjorn, and Samara. Take the time to read what they post and explore the articles they suggest. It will help you appreciate the breadth of the biological sciences and learn new things from people on the leading edge. Also, as I have mentioned before, do not hesitate to ask them a question directly. You are about to move on to college and some of you the sciences, what better source of information?Mr. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415913613940837280noreply@blogger.com