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| provise scaffolding for neurons |
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| short lived depolarizations or hyperpolarizations of an area of membrane. These changes cause local flows of curren |
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| a short-lasting event in which the electrical membrane potential of a cell rapidly rises and falls |
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| chemical that transmits information across the junction (synapse) that separates one nerve cell (neuron) from another nerve cell or a muscle. |
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| a neurotransmitter in both the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS) in many organisms including humans. |
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| is a catecholamine neurotransmitter present in a wide variety of animals, including both vertebrates and invertebrates. In the brain, this substituted phenethylamine functions as a neurotransmitter, activating the five known types of dopamine receptors—D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5—and their variants. |
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| It is a well-known contributor to feelings of well-being; it is also known to contribute to happiness. |
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| Spacial, time, art/music, motor to left hand, recognize faces |
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| verbal, calculating, analytical, interpretation of speech,motor to right hand |
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| the primary motor area of the cerebral cortex. |
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| the primary sensory area of the cerebral cortex |
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| This white matter includes tracts that conduct signals from the cerebrum down to the cerebellum and medulla, and tracts that carry the sensory signals up into the thalamus.[2] |
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| it synthesizes, stores, and releases catecholamines. |
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| The brain and spinal cord together make up the central nervous system |
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| involved in the understanding of written and spoken language |
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| Lateralization of brain function |
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| specialization of the brain, with some skills, as language, occurring primarily in the left hemisphere and others, as the perception of visual and spatial relationships, occurring primarily in the right hemisphere. |
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| relaying sensation, spatial sense, and motor signals to the cerebral cortex |
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| functioning to regulate bodily temperature, certain metabolic processes, and other autonomic activities. |
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| secretes the hormone melatonin |
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| concerned with visual and auditory reflexes. |
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| primary role in the processing and memory of emotional reactions, |
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| crucial large vein that goes over the top of the skull from front to back and then splits to take blood from the brain back toward the heart. |
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| designed to create a protective barrier to the brain. |
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| It mainly cushions the brain to make knocks to the head have less of an effect. It also helps nourish, support and remove metabolic wastes. |
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| protect the brain from changes in the levels in the blood of ions, amino acids, peptides, and other substances. |
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