After Reading This Textbook, Which Scientific Finding Stands Out in Your

question 24

Essay

After reading this textbook, which scientific finding stands out in your mind as providing the most significant advance to our understanding of how the nervous system or brain works? Cite a specific example from the text and describe why this particular result is significant.

---

Definitions:

Neural Impulse

An electrical signal that travels along a neuron, enabling communication between neurons and between neurons and muscles.

Resting Potential

The electrical charge of a neuron when it is not actively firing, establishing a state of potential energy that enables neural communication.

Firing

In the context of neurons, it refers to the transmission of an electrical signal along the neuron.

Resting Potential

The difference in voltage across the neuronal membrane when the neuron is not actively sending a signal, typically around -70mV.