PSYC 280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Santiago Ramón Y Cajal, Camillo Golgi, Multipolar Neuron
10 Feb 2017
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Glial cells provide various forms of support + contribute to. Every organ + muscle in your body is in communication w/ your nervous system. Nervous system: made up of cells (neurons/nerve cells) Circuits of neurons are arranged in networks that vary in complexity processes information processing: define and controls all of our abilities and behaviors, ex. From simple reflexes complex intellectual neuroanatomists to visualize cells of the brain w/ high resolution: some neuroscientists: camillo golgi: thought that. Rapid advances in microscopy allow 19th century. Term + definition specialized cells make up the nervous system. Neuron (nerve cell): basic unit of the nervous system, each composed of a cell body, dendrites and axons. Glial cells (neuroglia): non-neuronal brain cells that provide structural, nutritional and other supports in the brain. Neuron doctrine: hypothesis that brain is composed of separate cells that are distinct structurally + metabolically + functionally. Synapse: tiny gap b/w neurons where info is passed from 1 to the other.
