The Physiology of the Action Potential and Neuronal Signaling with Professor Amanda Ellison

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re honoured to be re-joined by Professor Amanda Ellison who disced all things about the brain and headaches on episode 92, Splitting: The Inside Story on Headaches Professor Ellison has published more than 80 peer-reviewed papers, earning close to 3,000 citations, with research spanning visual neuroscience, sensorimotor systems, and neuronal disruption in conditions such as migraine and headache disorders. Her work provides valuable insight into how the brain functions—and malfunctions—following injury or dysfunction. Alongside her academic research, Professor Ellison is a passionate science communicator and the author of Getting Your Head Around the Brain and Splitting: The Inside Story on Headaches, two widely respected books that translate complex neuroscience into accessible, real-world understanding. 02:00 - The Love for Action Potentials 04:20 – What is Neuron and Why are the Special? 07:30 – It Does Not Like the Text Book 11:00 – What is an Action Potential and What is the Physiology Behind it? 24:30 –How Neurons Communicate 29:35 - The Story of Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón Cajal 34:35 – Chemical Signals of Action Potentials 43:50 – Mitochondria, ATP and Sodium Potassium Pumps 47:00 – Conceptualizing it All 54:10 – Fatigue, ATP and mTBI 59:00 – Calcium’s Role 01:08:54 – Favourite Thing About Professor Ellison’s Work Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-z_DSs4AAAAJ&hl=en Splitting: Inside Story on Headaches (https://www.amazon.com.au/Splitting-Inside-Headaches-Amanda-Ellison/dp/1472971396) Getting Your Head Around The Brain: https://www.amazon.com.au/Getting-your-head-around-brain-ebook/dp/B09HZ9FVSR?ref_=ast_author_dp Subscribe, review and share for new episodes which will drop weekly Social media: Twitter: @first concussion Facebook: Headfirst: A concussion podcast Instagram: Headfirst_ Concussion Email: [email protected]