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Neurons process information in the nervous system.83

What are Neurons and how do they Communicate?

A discussion on neurons and neurotransmitters, covering the parts of the neuron, how neurons activate and communicate with each other (from resting to action potential), the basic types of neurotransmitters (acetylcholine, dopamine, endorphin, gamma amino butyric acid or gaba, norepinephrine and serotonin), and how agonist and antagonist drugs mimic and block the effects of neurotransmitters on behavior.

4 comments    drugs psychology nicotine
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Nourish Your Brain

As we age our bodily functions deteriorate. We might not be as flexible as we have been in our forties or fifties. Our brain is aging, as well. And while wisdom is generally attributed to old age, it is old...

2 comments    nutrition mental health brain
It is a misconception that punches  get power from only hands whereas it is true that punches get power from our whole body and not merely from hands. Bruce Lee used to do breathing techniques to convert the body of his body into an explosive punch.91

How to punch and develop power in punches?

My objective of this article is to introduce you to plyometric alternatives that involve the rotational power of the hips and abs. Below are some main points which I will discuss in this article for...

8 comments    training weight exercises
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Cerebral Atrophy

I just got home from taking my Mother in law to the ER. She was disoriented and hallucinating at her home earlier this evening. After they ran a few tests they found out that she has Cerebral Atrophy. It is...

21 comments    disease medical language
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How I got a new life by changing my brain

First of all I have never considered myself as having a talent for writing so I don't hope to start a writing career by being on Hubpages. I want to tell my story about how I changed my own life & in the...

10 comments    health advice hubpages
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Health hazards : Invisible hazards of mobile phones!

Mobile phones are used by almost everybody today. Kids, adults, old people, all are using mobile phones. But are we aware about the dangers these mobile phones cause to our health? Scientists have proved...

3 comments    health technology fitness
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Alzheimer's and Its Prevention and Cure

Alzheimer's disease is the degenerative disease of the brain. Alzheimer is a progressive degenerative illness in which the main symptom is memory loss. Cause of AD is unknown but the two risk factors...

2 comments    health disease cure
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Glial cells

Glial cells of the nervous system are non-neuronal cells of which astrocytes are the most abundant. There are several types of glial cells collectively called neuroglia; (Glial cells of the Central nervous...

0 comments    health technology review
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The Best Ways to Help Your Baby's Brain Develop

Today’s parents feel a lot of pressure to do everything right when it comes to their baby’s development. But it can be confusing to read all of the different books, articles, and reports about brain...

5 comments    family education children
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PAIN PATHWAYS AND MECHANISMS

Cecil Textbook of Medicine : /> PAIN PATHWAYS AND MECHANISMS TRANSMISSION. A conscious experience of pain generally requires signaling by two neurons in sequence.  The peripheral nociceptor has...

0 comments    health medicine pain
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