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Which neurotransmitter affects neurons involved in voluntary movement, attention, learning, memory, emotion, pleasure or reward, and response to novelty?
Which neurotransmitter affects neurons involved in voluntary movement, attention, learning, memory, emotion, pleasure or reward, and response to novelty?
Where do hormones travel to affect the functioning of other organs?
Where do hormones travel to affect the functioning of other organs?
Which neurotransmitter is involved in regulating daily biological rhythms and promoting sleep?
Which neurotransmitter is involved in regulating daily biological rhythms and promoting sleep?
What is the function of oxytocin?
What is the function of oxytocin?
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Which hormone is released to regulate emotions and stress, and is associated with enhancing memories?
Which hormone is released to regulate emotions and stress, and is associated with enhancing memories?
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Which neurotransmitter affects neurons involved in sleep, appetite, sensory perception, temperature regulation, pain suppression, and mood?
Which neurotransmitter affects neurons involved in sleep, appetite, sensory perception, temperature regulation, pain suppression, and mood?
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What is the role of endorphins?
What is the role of endorphins?
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Which hormone plays a role in enhancing learning, memory, dreaming, waking, and emotion?
Which hormone plays a role in enhancing learning, memory, dreaming, waking, and emotion?
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What is the function of Glia cells in the brain?
What is the function of Glia cells in the brain?
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Which part of the neuron keeps the neuron alive and determines whether it will fire?
Which part of the neuron keeps the neuron alive and determines whether it will fire?
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What is the purpose of the myelin sheath surrounding many axons?
What is the purpose of the myelin sheath surrounding many axons?
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What is the function of neurotransmitters in neuron communication?
What is the function of neurotransmitters in neuron communication?
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Which part of the neuron conducts the impulse away from the cell body and transmits it to other cells?
Which part of the neuron conducts the impulse away from the cell body and transmits it to other cells?
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What is the structure that consists of the axon terminal, synaptic cleft, and receptor sites in the membrane of the receiving cell?
What is the structure that consists of the axon terminal, synaptic cleft, and receptor sites in the membrane of the receiving cell?
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How does communication occur between neurons?
How does communication occur between neurons?
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What happens when there is an inflow of sodium ions in a neuron?
What happens when there is an inflow of sodium ions in a neuron?
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