Dendrites release neurotransmitters into the extracellular space during nerve impulse transmissions.

________ centers receive information from many association areas and direct extremely complex motor activities such as speech.

The ________ division of the peripheral nervous system brings sensory information to the central nervous system.

In a(n) ________ neuron, the dendrites and axon are continuous or fused.

Terry suffers from dissociation of memories from their emotional content as the result of an automobile accident. What system of the brain is probably damaged?

Compared to nerves, action potentials of muscles have

Regions of the CNS with an abundance of myelinated axons constitute the ________ matter.

The complex, interwoven network formed by contributions from the ventral rami of neighboring spinal nerves is termed a(n)

The diffusion of potassium ions out of a neuron causes it to experience:

Which of the following statements about neural function and information processing is incorrect?