The _________________ is a white, fatty covering made up of glial cells that increases the rate at which neural messages are sent.

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• _________________ usually communicates inhibitory messages to other neurons and helps balance and offset excitatory messages.
• In many neurons the axon is covered by a sheath of fatty material known as _____________.
• The production of new brain cells from naturally occurring stem cells are called ______________.
• When the concentration of salt increases on the outside of the specialized cells located in the drink center of the hypothalamus,
• The process by which a form of physical energy is converted into a coded neural signal that can be processed by the nervous system is called ____________.
• According to the ---hypothesis, the process of laying down a permanent memory trace that is caused by perseveration of neural activity after practice
• When the ___________________is too large to be jumped by the neural impulse, the signal/information must be passed using chemicals as neurotransmitters instead of electrical currents.
• ________________ is the part of the ear where sound is transduced into neural impulses; consists of cochlea and semicircular canals.
• Studies indicated that the hypothalamus contains cells (glucoreceptors) sensitive to the rate of which:
• Which part is known as the ‘ relay centre’ and transmit almost all the sensory messages?