This section provides basic knowlegde about the structure, function and organization of the nervous system. Here we present information about the nervous structures and its biological and chemical functions, at the cellular as well as at the systems level.



Number 12

January - April, 2001 - Communication Between Nerve Cells - Silvia Helena Cardoso, PhD
                                         Neurotransmitters: Diversity and Functions - Michael W. King, Ph.D



Number 10

January - March, 2000 - How Brain Cells Work. Part II: The Action Potential - Silvia Helena Cardoso, PhD, Luciana Christante de Mello, MSc, Renato M.E. Sabbatini,PhD and André Malavazzi(Animation and Art)

Special: Simple Reflex - Silvia Helena Cardoso, PhD, Luciana Christante de Mello, MSc, Renato M.E. Sabbatini,PhD and André Malavazzi(Animation and Art)



Number 9

July - October, 1999 - How Nerve Cells Work Part I :
-Ions, Water and Membranes- Diffusion and Membranes- Electrical Charge- Silvia Helena Cardoso, PhD and Renato M.E. Sabattini, PhD



Number 7

September - November, 1998 - Neurons: Our Internal Galaxy- Silvia Helena Cardoso, PhD


Number 2

June - August, 1997 - Brain Ventricles: Our Internal Lake - Silvia Helena Cardoso, MSc, PhD


Number 1

March - May, 1997 - The External Architecture of the Brain - Silvia Helena Cardoso, PhD


Center for Biomedical Informatics
State University of Campinas, Brazil

Editor-in-chief

Silvia Helena Cardoso, PhD
Correspondence

Copyright Silvia Helena Cardoso 1997 The Edumed Institute