Talk:Bipolar neuron

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Requesting a page on: Anaxonic Neurons 146.245.160.211 15:57, 29 March 2007 (UTC)Esther[reply]

This is c/p'd from an 1865 text. It is accurate enough, if a bit outdated.

I would feel better if a real neurologist looked this over. Indolering (talk) 05:45, 11 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Removed generalizations about vision being the majority use of bipolar cells, as my professor who has a doctorate in neural biology and works on vision systems clarified for me. Indeed, he said that the majority of bipolar cells are in the muscular system, not the vision system. I would prefer to have a generalist take a look and cite some specific sources. Indolering (talk) 18:24, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Unipolar cell article is named

Google overwhelmingly agrees with bipolar cell, but my biopsych textbook and professor do not. There may be a deliberative push to change the lexicon, but I think a real expert should look at this...

Indolering (talk) 18:27, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It might be useful to name all the bipolar cells. I am doing elementary neuroscience in anticipation of counseling psychology, and I suspect that sensory neurons play a key role in behavior and emotion, but I cannot find "high-level" supporting material. Further, the idea that there are multiple facets to intelligence, as there are many types of thinking, implies to me that they are many types of neurons at play, including sensory neurons that appear to be bipolar. Any comment or suggestions.--John Bessa (talk) 15:55, 29 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This article was the subject of an educational assignment in 2014 Q1. Further details were available on the "Education Program:Nebraska Wesleyan University/Bios 212 Behavioral Neuroscience (2014)" page, which is now unavailable on the wiki.

I am an undergraduate psychology student at Nebraska Wesleyan University and will be working with my instructor Michele Petracca and the APS Wikipedia Initiative to improve this article this semester. Any suggestions or input along the way would be greatly appreciated. Wood.ashleyb (talk) 02:12, 6 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Evolution of oxytocin pathways in the brain of vertebrates. ^[1] Calcium signalling and psychiatric disease: bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. ^[2] Expression of somatostatine in ischemia of rat brain. ^[3] The impact of environmental factors in severe psychiatric disorders. ^[4] Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 Modulates Medial Prefrontal Cortex Pyramidal Neuron Activity Through cAMP Regulation of Transient Receptor Potential C and Small-Conductance K+ Channels. ^[5] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wood.ashleyb (talk • contribs) 02:21, 6 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Because the main structure of the bipolar cell has already been addressed with a suitable amount of detail, I have chosen to expand upon the bipolar neuron by discussing the implications of the bipolar neuron and the role that it may play in the development of psychiatric disorders. Specifically, I wish to discuss the way in which calcium wave pathways influence the development and onset of psychiatric disorders including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Many neurons have specifically developed calcium pathways in order to assist in the signaling and regulations of a variety of neural systems. I believe that this would be an excellent area to expand upon as the bipolar neuron is a primary factor in a vast amount of psychiatric disorders. Understanding the way in which calcium pathways influence the development of such disorders is a subject that has yet to be discussed in great detail. However, a large amount of research studies have been conducted and would provide ample information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wood.ashleyb (talk • contribs) 15:28, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This is a tough topic to really expand on, but I think this is what it needs in order to reach it's full potential. Bipolar neurons are hard to explain any more than you already have, but maybe you could go into some pathophysiology of the nerves themselves or of areas that effect the nerves. What diseases or disorders effect them, what signs/symptoms, and how can these problems be treated? These are possible areas you could use to expand beyond the anatomical definition. Also, maybe find some references and specifically site them in the text. Overall, I think you have done a great job and have definitely started the article going in the right direction. Like I said, I can see how this topic would be hard to elaborate on, so just keep up the hard work and I'm sure you can continue to improve the article. Good Job!! Lmaas5 (talk) 03:24, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with the above statement (about this being a difficult topic to expand on), but you could possibly go more in depth about the particular structures of bipolar neurons (as seen in the picture). Another suggestion could be to add an example of where these are located and discuss the process it undergoes when activated. For example, you can discuss its function particularly in the eye and expand more about its particular involvement in the process of visual processing. In terms of grammar, everything makes sense and fits in well, especially in terms of where everything is placed in the article. Cbruha11 (talk) 16:03, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]