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3 PRINCIPLE TYPES OF NEURONS
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1. MULTIPOLAR
2. BIPOLAR 3. MONOPOLAR |
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PLASTICITY
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NEURONS CAN CHANGE WITH EXPERIENCE
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GLIAL CELLS - 4 TYPES
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1. SCHWANN
2. OLIGODENDROCYTES 3. ASTROCYTE 4. MICROGLIA |
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SCHWANN CELLS FUNCTION
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MYELIN PRODUCTION IN THE PERIPHERY
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OLIGODENDROCYTES FUNCTION
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MYELIN PRODUCTION IN BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
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MICROGLIA FUNCTION
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'GARBAGE PICKERS' OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
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ASTROCYTE FUNCTION
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SURROUNDS BLOOD VESSELS IN THE BRAIN; BLOOD/BRAIN BARRIER; PROTECTIVE
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GRAY MATTER
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HIGH CONCENTRATION OF CELL BODIES
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WHITE MATTER
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HIGH CONCENTRATION OF AXONS
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"ultimate"
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Why, consider evolutionary time
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"proximate"
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How, consider lifetime of individual
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Evolutionary
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Describes evolutionary history
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Functional
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Why a behavior evolves
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Physiological
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Relates a behavior to the activity of the brain and other organs
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Ontogenetic
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Describes development of a structure or behavior
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