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What is the function of the axon hillock?
What is the function of the axon hillock?
Which protein is responsible for the anterograde transport of secretory vesicles along the axon?
Which protein is responsible for the anterograde transport of secretory vesicles along the axon?
Where are neurotransmitters either generated or engulfed in a neuron?
Where are neurotransmitters either generated or engulfed in a neuron?
Which type of neuron transmits information from sensory receptors in the periphery to the central nervous system (CNS)?
Which type of neuron transmits information from sensory receptors in the periphery to the central nervous system (CNS)?
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What is the role of interneurons in the central nervous system (CNS)?
What is the role of interneurons in the central nervous system (CNS)?
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In axonal transport, which protein is responsible for transporting vesicles back to the soma?
In axonal transport, which protein is responsible for transporting vesicles back to the soma?
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What is the role of microglia in the brain?
What is the role of microglia in the brain?
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What is the function of astrocytes in the brain?
What is the function of astrocytes in the brain?
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What happens when there's an injury to an axon?
What happens when there's an injury to an axon?
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What is the function of ependymal cells in the CNS?
What is the function of ependymal cells in the CNS?
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What characterizes neural plasticity in adults?
What characterizes neural plasticity in adults?
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Why do we have few memories from infancy or toddlerhood according to the text?
Why do we have few memories from infancy or toddlerhood according to the text?
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