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| electrical potential that travels down a neuron's axon |
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| retina - what occurs there? |
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| a network of neurons that lines the back of the eye. The transformation of light into electrical signals and the initial processing of visual information occur in the retina |
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| specific functions are served by specific areas in the brain |
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| area for the skin senses - touch, temp, and pain |
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| receives signals from all of the senses and plays an important role in perceptions that involve the coordinations of info received through two or more senses |
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| how do neurons communicate with one another? |
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| action potentials travel across the synapse. |
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