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Describe the neural pathways that are activated when you hit your thumb with a hammer?
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∙ 14y ago
They would include the afferent neurons, starting from the median nerve then traveling up to where it meets the ulnar and radial nerves in the brachial plexus. From there they would enter the central nervous system via the spinal cord and up to your parietal lobes after passing through the thalamus. Then your frontal lobe's left side, in an area called Broca's area, would trigger efferent motor neurons to make you say, "Ouch!"
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What is neural coding?
Neural coding refers to the pathways and transformations needed to relay sensory information into the nervous system.
What is a neurohormone?
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What are sensory neural pathways?
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How many neural pathways are there in the brain?
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Neural pathways
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through repetitive use
What is neural coding?
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What is neural sculpting?
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What is a neurohormone?
A neurohormone is a hormone that is secreted and circulated by neurosecretory cells into the blood. It stimulates neural mechanisms when activated by neural stimuli.
The simultaneous distribution of information across different neural pathways is known as?
prallel processing
The spreading of neural pathways is a result of?
The expansion of dendritic connections.
Why is there muscle weakness after a stroke?
When there is apparent muscular weakness after a diagnosed stroke, the problem typically is not with the muscle, but with interruption of the neural pathways that access the muscle in question. As the stroke has killed off some of the neural connections to that muscle or muscles, weakness will appear until (and if) a sort of "re-routing" occurs and neural pathways are established once more.
What has the author Qasim Aziz written?
Qasim Aziz has written: 'Study of the extrinsic neural pathways of the human gastrointestinal'
How does Ekwefi react?
An action happens. Her organs observe and send neural impulses to her brain. Her brain processes what happens, lighting up neural pathways. These chemicals and impulses cause her brain to make decisions.
What is the type of stimulation of the young child in preparation for starting school which forms the basis for honing neural pathways and sensorimotor skills?
movement
Is hormonal coordination slower than neural coordination?
Yes because hormones need to be secreted into the bloodstream, and reach the target organ before they can begin their functioning, whereas nerves go by neural pathways directly to their targets.
