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Understanding presynaptic and postsynaptic inhibition

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Does a generator potential pass along a nerve the same way an action potential does?

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How many sensory neurons are in the human body?

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Does the prefrontal cortex fold over the diencephalon (limbic lobe) during embryogenesis?

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How is the electrical potential difference distributed between two stimulating electrodes?

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Where can I find a diagram of cortex connections?

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What happens in your brain when you receive information which causes you to bristle?

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Does loss of dopaminergic neurons totally eliminate voluntary muscular control?

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What material fills the synaptic cleft? Is it water?

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What are these two nerves running parallel to the spine called?

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Relationship between membrane current and voltage in neurons

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