PSYCH 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3.1: Neuroglia, Botulinum Toxin, Glutamine
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3. 1 how does the nervous system operate: the nervous system is responsible for everything people think, feel, or do. The basic unit of this system are the nerve cells, called neurons. Complex networks of neurons sending and receiving signals are the functional basis of all psychological activity. Neurons communicate selectively with other neurons to form circuits, or. The nervous system has two basic divisions neural networks: neural networks are linked, and together they form the nervous system, the entire nervous system is divided into two basic units: Central nervous system (cns): consists of the brain and the spinal cord, both of which contain massive numbers of neurons. Peripheral nervous system (pns): consists of all the other nerve cells in the rest of the body. The pns sends information to the cns; the cns organizes and evaluates the information and then directs the pns to perform specific behaviors. Neurons are specialized for communication: types of neurons.
