Anatomy & Physiology
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259398629
Author: McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa Stouter
Publisher: Mcgraw Hill Education,
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Chapter 13.8, Problem 38WDL
Summary Introduction
To define:
The term cognition.
Concept introduction:
The central region of the human nervous system is the brain. The central nervous system in humans is composed of the brain and spinal cord. The brain is the controlling and the regulatory center of the activities performed by the body. It works by coordinating, integrating, and processing the information relayed from the sense organ.
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