Cellular neuroscience

Cellular neuroscience studies the individual cells that make up the brain and nervous system.

Imagine that your brain is like a big city with lots of streets and buildings. Each building is like a cell in your brain, and each cell has a special job. Just like how some buildings are offices and some are hospitals, some cells in your brain help you move your muscles and some help you remember things.

The cells in your brain communicate with each other using electrical signals and chemicals called neurotransmitters. It’s like sending a message from one building to another by phone or email.

Scientists who study cellular neuroscience use special tools to look at the cells in your brain and figure out what they’re doing. They might use microscopes to see the cells up close, or they might use electrodes to measure the electrical signals that the cells send.

By studying the individual cells in your brain, scientists can learn more about how the brain works overall. They can figure out what goes wrong in certain diseases or disorders, and how to develop new treatments to help people who have those conditions.