- Sensory neurons: These carry signals from sensory organs (like eyes, skin) to the brain or spinal cord. They help us detect changes in our environment, such as heat, pain, or light.
- 🌡️👁️Function: They allow us to feel, see, smell, taste, and hear.
- Motor neurons: These carry signals from the brain or spinal cord to muscles or glands, helping us to move.
- 💪Function: They enable actions like walking, lifting objects, or speaking.
Types of Neurons
- Sensory Neurons: Carry information from senses to the brain.
- Motor Neurons: Transmit signals from the brain to muscles.
- Interneurons: Connect sensory and motor neurons for complex processing.
- Multipolar Neurons: One axon, many dendrites.
- Bipolar Neurons: One axon, one dendrite.
- Unipolar Neurons: Single process dividing into axon and dendrite.
- Pyramidal Neurons: Large, multipolar neurons for higher cognitive functions.
- Purkinje Cells: Large, multipolar neurons for motor coordination.
- Basket Cells: Small, multipolar neurons for inhibitory regulation.
