NEUR 2600 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Cerebral Cortex, Neuron, Hypothalamus
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Chapter 1: what are the origins of brain and behaviour. The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system (cns) All of the processes radiating out beyond the brain and spinal cord constitute the peripheral nervous system (pns) refers to something other than the organ found inside the skull. It refers to the brain as the body organ that exerts control over behaviour. Nervous system is composed of cells called neurons. Neurons in the brain communicate with one another and with then signifies both the organ itself and the fact that this organ produces behaviour. The cns needs ongoing sensory stimulation from the environment and from its own body"s movement. The brain communicates by producing movement and observing others" movements. Thus the term brain refers to an intelligent, functioning organ. An active brain that is connected to the rest of the nervous system to produce behaviour.
