NEUROPSYCH

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The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.

A general umbrella term that refers to the brain's ability to modify, change, and adapt both structure and function throughout life and in response to experience.

NEUROPLASTICITY

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Neurotransmitters are the messengers of the nervous system. They are relatively small molecules that carry information across synapses from a nerve cell to its neighboring cells.

NEUROTRANSMITTER

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