Ingestion
Ingestion is the process by which food is taken into the mouth. The food ingested…
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Changes in Synaptic Connections Underlie Memory and Learning
Learning occurs when stimuli in the environment produce changes in the nervous system. Three ways…
Forgetting
Memory storage allows us to hold onto information for a very long duration of time—even…
Retrieval
Memory storage allows us to hold onto information for a very long duration of time—even…
Storage
Memory storage allows us to hold onto information for a very long duration of time—even…
Encoding
Memory encoding allows an item of interest to be converted into a construct that is…
Innate (non-specific) vs. adaptive (specific) immunity
Innate immunity is a non-specific immunity that is activated immediately or within a few hours…
Structure of lymphatic system
The lymphatic system is a collection of structures and vessels that drains lymph from the…
Polarization of light: linear and circular
Electromagnetic waves are polarized if their electric field vectors are all in a single plane…
Other diffraction phenomena, X-ray diffraction
As X-rays have a very short wavelength, we can use crystalline solids as a natural…