Synapse construction kit
Engage your classroom with hands-on modelling of neuronal communication! Students can use the colourful foam pieces in the Synapse Construction Kit© to:
- Discover how the resting potential of a neuron is established.
- Demonstrate the propagation of an action potential down an axon.
- Simulate the action of the sodium-potassium pump in resetting the resting potential.
- Explore the effects of neurotransmitters acetylcholine, dopamine and GABA on a post synaptic neuron.
- Model cholinergic, dopaminergic and GABAergic synapses.
- Compare and contrast metabotropic and ionontropic receptors.
- Analyze the impact of various substances such as nicotine, cocaine, sarin gas and propofol on neuronal signaling.
- And much more!
Each kit contains enough for one group:
Membranes 22
Synaptotagmin 1
SNAP/SNARE Proteins 2
Toxins 2
Gated Sodium Channels 4
Potassium Leak Channels 4
Gated Potassium Channels 4
Gated Calcium Channel 1
G-Protein Coupled Receptor 1
Transport Proteins 2
Sodium/Potassium Pumps 2
Acetylcholine Receptor 1
GABA Receptor 1
Acetylcholinesterase 1
Acetylcholines 7
Dopamines 7
GABAs 7
Sarins 2
Cocaines 2
Propofols 2
Nicotines 2
ADP and Pi 1
Potassium Ions 30
Chloride Ions 12
Sodium Ions 30
Calcium Ions 8
Information courtesy 3D Molecular Designs