About the lecture

In this first mini-lecture, we introduce the nervous system. We discuss the importance of the nervous system and look at the gross structure of neurons. We also look at the specific structures of sensory, relay and motor neurons as well as the role myelin plays in efficiently transmitted electrical impulses. We finish up this mini-lecture by looking at how synapses work, their structure and the role of neurotransmitters into transferring an electrical signal from one neuron to the next.

About the lecturer

Dr Matthew Ivory is a Lecturer at Cardiff University in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2016-present). His key expertise is in ex vivo human skin organ culture and histology, human skin immune cell extraction and culture, flow cytometry and pharmaceutical formulation, and his research interests are in the delivery of vaccines and therapeutics into the skin. In addition to this, he is also a qualified pharmacist.