Skin Sense
Skin Sense In this chapter we look at the information that comes from cutaneous receptors, sensory receptors in the skin, and from the very similar ones that can be found…
Communication Within Neurons
Communication Within Neurons Although it had been known for nearly 2000 years that nerves served to communicate between the body and the brain, the question of how they did it…
Communication Between Neurons
Communication Between Neurons In the previous chapter we saw how information is conveyed electrically from one part of a neuron to another: by passive conduction when the distances are short…
The Study of the Brain
The Study of the Brain Your brain is a machine whose complexity far exceeds anything constructed by human hands. It is made up of units – cells called neurons –…
