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| Cells in the nervous system that communicate with one another to perform information-processing tasks. | |
| The part of the neuron that coordinates information-processing tasks and keeps the cell alive. | |
| The part of the neuron that receives information from other neurons and relays it to the cell body. | |
| The part of the neuron that transmits information to other neurons, muscles, or glands. | |
| The junction or region between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites or cell body of another. | |
| Chemicals that transmit information across the synapse to a receiving neuron’s dendrites. | |
| Parts of the cell membrane that receive the neurotransmitters and initiate or prevent a new electrical signal. | |
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| The region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information. | |
| A region of the cerebral cortex whose functions include processing information about touch. | |
| A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for hearing and language. | |
| A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgment. | |
| Simple stimulation of a sense organ. | |
| The organization, identification, and interpretation of a sensation in order to form a mental representation. | |
| What takes place when many sensors in the body convert physical signals from the environment into uncoded neural signals sent to the central nervous system. | |
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