PSYC 2000 Chapter : Psych HW 2
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Neurons and nerves: building the network define nervous system, neuroscience, Review the learning objectives listed in the beginning of this chapter; keep these in mind while reading and completing your homework. If you were explaining this material to another person, what would you say? and biological psychology/behavioral neuroscience. Nervous system - an extensive network of specialized cells that carries information to & from all parts of the body / computer. Neuroscience-a branch of the life sciences that deals with the structure & function of neurons, nerves, & nervous tissue. / area that focus on the formation & function of neurons, nerves, & nervous tissue. Biological psychology/behavioral neuroscience - branch of neuroscience that focuses on the biological bases of psychological processes, behavior, & learning. Define/explain function of neuron, dendrites, soma, axon, and axon terminals. Santiago ramon y cajal was a doctor studying slides of brain tissue, first theorized that the nervous system was made up of individual cells.
