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Nine-Year-Old Lela States,"Juana Thinks That Barry Thinks That His Cell

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Nine-year-old Lela states,"Juana thinks that Barry thinks that his cell phone is under his pillow,but that's not really what Barry thinks; he knows his cell phone is in his dresser drawer." Lela is demonstrating __________.


Definitions:

Action Potential

A temporary reversal of electric polarization of the membrane of a nerve cell or muscle cell, involved in the transmission of signals.

Nodes of Ranvier

Gaps in the myelin sheath of nerve fibers that facilitate the rapid conduction of electrical impulses along the neuron.

Myelinated Neuron

A nerve cell that features a myelin sheath around its axon, enhancing the speed of electrical transmission of signals.

Action Potential

A short-lasting event in which the electrical membrane potential of a cell rapidly rises and falls, allowing neurons to transmit signals.

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