A neuron that is specialized to detect the presence of a specific stimulus in the environment is called a __________________ .

A neurotransmitter that is composed of a sequence of amino acids is called a ___________ .

4. The ____________ pathway projects from the ventral tegmental area to the nucleus accumbens and is typically associated with emotion.

5. Cells in the visual cortex that receive input from both eyes facilitate the ability to perceive Binocular summation
_____________ .

6. A neuron that is specialized to detect the presence of a specific stimulus in the environment is called a __________________ .

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A neurotransmitter that is composed of a sequence of amino acids is called a ___________ .


Here is more information about neurotransmitters which are chemicals that are used to communicate between neuronal cells. 1. Synthesis and Storage of Neurotransmitters (http://web.williams.edu/imput/synapse/pages/I.html)



4. The ____________ pathway projects from the ventral tegmental area to the nucleus accumbens and is typically associated with emotion.

Here is more information about the Ventral tegmental area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventral_tegmental_area). Remember this is about brain which consists of neurons and neuronal activity.



5. Cells in the visual cortex that receive input from both eyes facilitate the ability to perceive Binocular summation
_____________ .

Let's think about why we have two eyes? Close one eye and try to perceive how far something is? Is it any easier when you use both eyes? So what do you think binocular (bi = two; ocular = eye) summation would be good for?



6. A neuron that is specialized to detect the presence of a specific stimulus in the environment is called a __________________ .

This should be easy and these neurons are useful for us to "sense" things in the world. So what's an adjective that you would use to describe these kinds of neuron?


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