Neurons: their messages and potential!

You can find an excellent and really detailed review of how neurons communicate at Psych Sim. It's a bit more than you actually need to know (for example, no need to get hung up on axon chemistry and all that) but provides great diagrams, interactives and a summary.

I highly reccommend that you also watch some of the following videos:


A generalized introduction, this clip doesn't get into specifics about neurons until about 1:51, but the intro will serve you well.

This is a summary that is useful if you can deal with the British spellings ("neurones" in particular drove me crazy) and the "club soul?" music.

Straight up action potential, force yourself to watch it.

Get to know your neural synapses.

An instant classic: Neurotransmitter Love Song

The more of these you can watch, the better. They're all pretty short and should help you get a better grip on your neurons.