PS101 Lecture Notes - Limbic System, Antibody, Melatonin

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Receives, processes, interprets, and stores incoming sensory info. Sends out messages to muscles, glands, organs. All portions of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord. Bridge b/w brain and parts of body below neck. Two subdivisions: messages carried through sensory and motor nerves. Nerves connected to sensory receptors and skeletal muscles. Regulates functioning of blood vessels, glands, and internal organs. The ability/degree to which one mobilizes or conserves varies from person-to-person. Cells that conduct electrochemical signals; basic unit of nervous system. Part electric, part chemical; electrical signal tells cell to release chemical. Cells that support, nurture, and insulate neurons. Modify neural functioning remove debris when neurons die enhance the formation & maintenance of neural connections. Chemicals are located in synapse; neurotransmitters are the chemicals released from synapse. Branch-like fibres that receive info from other neurons and transmit towards cell body. Keeps neuron alive and plays key role in determining whether neuron will fire (emit a signal)

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