What Is A Concussion Part 1: Normal Physiology

Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast

Jun 19, 2023•21 min•Ep. 4

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Welcome to Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast Episode 4.

In this episode of What Is a Concussion Part 1: I will introduce you to the normal physiology of a cell, neuron and action potential's along with brief description of ATP.

We will now also do a segment called ‘Cleaned Up’ where we discuss all the recent concussion news each fortnight.

- Introduction to the episode

- Cleaned Up Segment (3:12)

- Nervous System and Neuron Description (8:00)

- ATP Description (11:20)

- Ions and Action Potential Description (13:15)

- Post Episode (19:00)

Episode Resources:

- Dr Alan Pearce Article: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-021-01484-z

- Becker’s World of Cell by Jeff Hardin (2015)

Further material you might find helpful below describing individual concepts in the episode.

- Neuron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qS83wD29PY