Psychology GCSE
Biological structures
What Biological structures means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Biological structures
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Neurons are specialised cells that transmit electrical and chemical signals throughout the body, and the synapse is the tiny gap between neurons.
Topics that use Biological structures
- The brain and neuropsychology (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Chemical transmission
- Contralateral control
- Frontal lobe
- Information processing
- Pre-frontal cortex damage
- Prosopagnosia
- Sex differences
- Visual agnosia
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