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1.3: The Neuron and Neural Firing

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The neuron is the basic functional unit of the nervous system. Everything the nervous system does is built from the firing patterns of neurons, the chemicals they release, and the connections they form. So many concepts later in the course (memory, emotion, mental disorders, drug action) rely on understanding what neurons do.

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  1. 1.1Interaction of Heredity and EnvironmentPreview lesson
  2. 1.2The Nervous SystemPreview lesson
  3. 1.3The Neuron and Neural FiringThis lesson
  4. 1.4The BrainPreview lesson
  5. 1.5SleepPreview lesson
  6. 1.6SensationPreview lesson

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