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... nervous system will , by itself , illuminate its function . But it will help . In this chapter we will consider some ... nervous system , the central nervous system ( CNS ) and the peripheral ner- vous system . The CNS is composed of the ...
... nervous system will , by itself , illuminate its function . But it will help . In this chapter we will consider some ... nervous system , the central nervous system ( CNS ) and the peripheral ner- vous system . The CNS is composed of the ...
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... Nervous System On old Olympus's towering tops : the cranial nerves Twelve pairs of cranial nerves and thirty - one pairs of spinal nerves make up much of the peripheral nervous system . Nerves are collec- tions of the axons of neurons ...
... Nervous System On old Olympus's towering tops : the cranial nerves Twelve pairs of cranial nerves and thirty - one pairs of spinal nerves make up much of the peripheral nervous system . Nerves are collec- tions of the axons of neurons ...
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... nervous system mislead us . For example , the “ autonomic " nervous system is not autonomic . Nor is it in any real sense separate from the rest of the nervous system . The cell bodies of the neurons whose axons form much of the au ...
... nervous system mislead us . For example , the “ autonomic " nervous system is not autonomic . Nor is it in any real sense separate from the rest of the nervous system . The cell bodies of the neurons whose axons form much of the au ...
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Building Blocks of the Brain | 1 |
The action potential or nerve impulse | 14 |
Refractory periods and the frequency code | 21 |
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