PSYCH 1XX3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Potassium Channel, Neuroglia, Fluid Compartments
14 Sep 2016
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Is made up of approximately 100 million neurons and a typical cortical neuron can have between 1 and. One approach has been to separate the mental processes of the mind from the physical processes of the brain as formalized by rene descartes. In descartes dualistic framework, the mind was seen as a separate entity existing outside of our biology yet in control of our actions and thoughts. The physical brain was thought to serve, in part, as a connection between mind and body. The challenge for neuroscience is to understand how the biological brain produces the mental processes of the mind. The fundamental building block of the nervous system. The cells of the body are specialized for different functions: some secrete hormones, others join to form protective barriers (ie skin) and others contract and form muscles in the body. Neurons fall into the category of cells specialized for communication. Neurons are organized into signaling pathways to communicate via synaptic transmission.
