Psychology as a Biological ScienceFocuses on physiological and comparative psychology and the importance of understanding the human nervous system in order to understand human behavior. |
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
What does a typical neuron look like? | 9 |
STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF | 32 |
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