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The central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

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The human brain

Source: Reprinted from England, M.A. and Wakely, J., A Colour Atlas of the Brain and Spinal Cord, p. 39. Aylesbury: Wolfe, 1991. Copyright © 1991, by permission of the publisher Mosby.

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A slice through the human brain

Source: Harvard Medical School/Betty G. Martindale.

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The principal parts of a neuron and its connections with other neurons

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Ion channels and ion transporters

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Movement of sodium and potassium ions during the action potential

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The release of a transmitter substance from a terminal button (a)

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The release of a transmitter substance from a terminal button (b)

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The release of a transmitter substance from a terminal button (c)

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Reuptake of transmitter substance