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Neuron
| Stimulate a neuron and monitor what happens. Pause, rewind, and move forward in time in order to observe the ions as they move across the neuron membrane. |
Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Biology
- Cells
Sample Learning Goals
- Describe why ions can or cannot move across neuron membranes.
- Identify leakage and gated channels, and describe the function of each.
- Describe how membrane permeability changes in terms of different types of channels in a neuron.
- Describe the sequence of events that generates an action potential.
Teaching Ideas
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
Translated Versions:
| Language | Language (Translated) | Simulation Title | ||
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| Brazilian Portuguese | português (Brasil) | Neurônio | Run Now | Download |
| Chinese - Simplified | 中文 (中国) | 神经元 | Run Now | Download |
| Chinese - Traditional | 中文 (台灣) | Neuron 神經元 | Run Now | Download |
| Danish | Dansk | Neuron | Run Now | Download |
| Estonian | Eesti | Neuron | Run Now | Download |
| French | français | Neurone | Run Now | Download |
| Georgian | Georgian | ნეირონი | Run Now | Download |
| Greek | Ελληνικά | Νευρώνας | Run Now | Download |
| Hebrew | עברית | תא עצב | Run Now | Download |
| Hungarian | magyar | Neuron működése | Run Now | Download |
| Italian | italiano | Neurone | Run Now | Download |
| Khmer | Khmer | ណឺរ៉ូន | Run Now | Download |
| Korean | 한국어 | 뉴런 | Run Now | Download |
| Persian | Persian | نورون | Run Now | Download |
| Serbian | Српски | НЕУРОН | Run Now | Download |
| Spanish | español | Neurona | Run Now | Download |
| Swedish | svenska | Neuron | Run Now | Download |
| Turkish | Türkçe | Nöron | Run Now | Download |
| Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt | Neuron | Run Now | Download |
Software Requirements
| Windows | Macintosh | Linux |
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
| Design Team | Third-party Libraries | Thanks To |
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