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| Central Nervous System (CNS) |
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| A network of nerves and neurons that make up the brain and spinal cord. |
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| Information is received from external environment through the receptor cells. (eyes, ears, nose, skin, tongue) |
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| The brain processes the information that is received and coordinates a response sent to muscles, glands and other internal organs. |
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| The action carried out as directed by the brain. Examples: muscles move, glands release chemical substances and initiates the response of particular internal organs. |
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| A network of nerve tissues that plays a vital role in the processing of information that is received through the nerve pathways of the body. |
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| Explain the role of neurotransmitters |
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| Chemical substance made by neuron and enables communication between neurons. |
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| Explain the role of neuromodulators |
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| A chemical substance that influences the activity of neurotransmitters at the synapse. |
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| Give an example of a research study that involves both somatic and psychological intervention. |
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| The three main approaches to studying the nervous system are: |
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| Somatic (change structure or function) intervention, psychological (change behaviour or mental process) intervention and correlation. |
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| Independent variable (IV) |
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| The variable in an experiment that the researcher manipulates. |
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| The variable in an experiment that the researcher chooses to measure. |
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