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The Nervous System and the Endocrine System: Communicating Within the Body


The Nervous System

  • Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
  • The Evolutionary Foundations of the Nervous System
  • Behavioral Genetics

    • The Endocrine System: Of Chemicals and Glands


    Key concepts for Module 6:



    Describe the major divisions of the nervous system, including the central and the peripheral, the autonomic and somatic, and the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.

    Outline the major developments in the evolution of the nervous system and describe the associated fields of evolutionary psychology and behavioral genetics.

    Describe the function of the endocrine system, including the relationship to the hypothalamus and the functions of the pituitary glands.

    Describe how biofeedback can be used to control some of the basic biological processes.





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