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Which Part of the Brain Can Be Thought of as a Major

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Which part of the brain can be thought of as a major switching station that directs incoming information to the correct brain structure?


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Action Potential

is a rapid change in the electrical potential of the membrane of a nerve or muscle cell, allowing for the transmission of signals.

Synaptic Vesicles

Small sacs in a synapse that release neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft to transmit signals between neurons.

Neurons

Nerve cells specialized for transmitting electrical and chemical signals throughout the body and brain.

Synapse

a structure that permits a neuron (nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron or to the target effector cell.

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