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In these days of the internet, the flow of information is often described in terms of traffic. Traffic analogies are also common in the study of neuroscience, where information flow is bidirectional as in a two lane highway. This means that information travels both from the nervous system to the rest of the body as well as from the body to the nervous system.
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In the case of the central nervous system, the two-lane highway can best describe the directionality of the efferent nerves (sending signals from the brain to the body, particularly for motor control) and afferent nerves (sending signals from the body to the brain, particularly for sensory input).
So, yes, in this respect, it can be likened to a two-lane highway.
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neurons
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your nervous system sends messages to the brain like when you move your arm you nervous system sends the message to the brain
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nervous system
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it sends messages to the brain for the nervous system it is like the information highway of the nervous system
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The spinal cord is like an information highway that connects _____ to the brain.?
the peripheral nervous system
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Characteristic which defines the peripheral nerves system?
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like coll ness
Do reptiles nervous system work like mammals?
I don't think so. Our nervous system has different cells and adaptation
How nervous system control your behavior?
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In the book the pearl why is the town like a nervous system?
The town in "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck is compared to a nervous system because news and gossip travel rapidly through its inhabitants, just like how impulses travel through a nervous system. It highlights the interconnectedness of the community and how quickly information can spread.
What is the nervous system made up of?
neurons
