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Neuroscience basics

Neurons, synapses, brain regions, and how we study the nervous system.

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Neuroscience studies the nervous system — neurons fire electrical spikes, synapses pass chemical signals, networks create mind and movement.

Brain regions specialise but work together; plasticity allows learning.

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